世界上最大的图书馆是位于美国华盛顿特区的国会图书馆,而最大的公共图书馆要数纽约公共图书馆(New York public Library)。我每次到纽约,总会抽时间去那里查点材料,甚至和朋友约会也选在那里。纽约公共图书馆创建于1896年,位于曼哈顿中城第五大道和第42街的交叉口,大门两旁各有一头雄武的石狮,这是因为该馆中的动物塑像以狮子为主。这座外表大块花岗岩的建筑曾被许多建筑界人士誉为美国精致的古典建筑代表作。它在摩天高楼林立的曼哈顿中城,以水平设计的方式,为拥挤的中城带来宝贵的空间。我第一次“闯”入纽约公共图书馆,是因为那天下午离开设在第42街上的中国驻纽约总领事馆 The largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and the largest public library is the New York Public Library. Every time I go to New York, I always take time to go there to check the materials, and even choose a date with my friends. Founded in 1896, the New York Public Library is located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan. There is a magnificent lions on each side of the gate. This is because the animal statues in the museum are predominantly lions. This large exterior granite architecture has been praised by many in the construction industry as a quintessential American architectural masterpiece. It is in the skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan, a horizontal design approach, for the crowded Midtown brings valuable space. The first time I “dabbled” into the New York Public Library was because the Chinese Consulate General in New York left the 42nd Street that afternoon