The Royal Danish Library, situated just by the water, was extended with a new building which was finished in 1999. It is called the Black Diamond, and it’s an exquisite piece of modern architecture.
The entrance hall is huge and airy.
And by a roofed in bridge, the old library building could be accessed, filled with huge reading rooms. I didn’t feel I could force Markus to stay there with me, going through the library’s collections, but just walking through the halls made me feel impressed. Again, a city that spends money on their public library is a city that I respect.
Outside in the sunshine, people were sitting in the deckchairs, drinking their coffees from the library café.
Katja Malmborg 