Detroit Public Library - Photos Exterior
Detroit Public Library
The exterior facade facing Woodward Avenue
Photo of the exterior with the Fisher Building in the distance
Looking up into the second-floor loggia from just outside, one can see ceiling mosaics based on Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Man" soliloquy from "as you like it".
Detail of the East side stairs with the DIA in the background
North facade
The backside of the building in early December
A view at the west side of the building facing Cass Avenue
A view at the second floor loggia window on the north end of the Woodward Ave. facade.
A detail shot of a second floor loggia window
A building design competition was held in 1910. From a selection of twenty contenders, the Library Commission selected Cass Gilbert, the foremost architect of his time and the designer of the much-admired St. Louis Public Library. Construction began in 2015 and the library opened on March 29, 1921.