Bates Hall

Bates Hall is the main reading room of the Boston Public Library. The ceiling is 50 feet high. The tables and bookcases have been in use since the library’s opening in the 1890s.

[Suzanne]

Great shot!

[gloria jones]

Terrific leading line and symmetry

[eDorre]

An amazing space well captured

[Kathy A]

I like the pops of the green light shades

[Babs]

What an amazing ceiling fav

[Tia]

Beautiful room. Love the symmetry.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Beautifully composed and edited!

[haskar]

Beautiful architecture and light.

[Brian]

Beautiful architectural shot.

[Susan Wakely]

So much to see and like in this shot.

[Joan Robillard]

Good capture

[Wendy]

Easy fav. Perfectly immortalized. Fav.

[Peter Dulis]

this must have quite the history

[Nigel Rogers]

Incredible place, ceiling is fab, great POV - Fav

[Merrelyn]

Impressive

[carol white]

Beautiful architecture. Fav 😊

[Carole Sandford]

Beautiful place!

[Shutterbug]

Nice to see a beautiful book library with the warm wooden tones. I do see a lot of electronics though….suppose it’s inevitable. Beautiful pov.