Heaven

These are images of a bookstore in Maastricht, Netherlands. It's a converted church (duh). It's also the largest collection of English books in the city.
I don't know if it's as good as Powells, out in Portland, but it's certainly worth a visit. It looks like it even tops the beauty of the Barnes & Noble down in Rochester.
I've often said that once of the places my ashes should be scattered is in a library or bookstore. This place might make the most sense.

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Hans said…
It looks like the Jedi temple library. I wonder if Lucas used it as his inspiration. He used an Italian palace for parts of Episode I.
3:38 AM
Hans said…
Apparently the Jedi Temple Library is a copy of Trinity's library in Dublin and they weren't happy about it when they found out.

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9:32 AM
DD4 said…
I've been to Maastrict, but not to this place. It's lovely.
1:39 PM
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