New York Public Library

The most spectacular space in the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="0100900157" title="New York Public Library" href="/topic/arts-culture/libraries/new-york-public-library-0100900157.topic">New York Public Library</a>'s main building is the Rose Main Reading Room, which holds more than 600 seats under its 52-foot ceiling and was dramatically restored in 1998.

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The most spectacular space in the New York Public Library's main building is the Rose Main Reading Room, which holds more than 600 seats under its 52-foot ceiling and was dramatically restored in 1998.

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