Marble Lions Public Library

The pair of lion statues in the grand staircase at the boston public library.

Marble lions public library.

Schwarzman building are familiar and beloved icons for new yorkers and visitors to the city. The marble lions that flank the entrance to the new york public library nypl s majestic main branch in manhattan are now doing more than stoically welcoming visitors and serving as climbing. Am new york reports that the nine week project will begin on. The majestic marble lions that have guarded the new york public library s schwartzman building for more than 100 years are getting a much needed facelift.

That s thanks to vandals who in recent weeks have been targeting the famed pair of marble lion statues that stand guard. This week we ve been talking about public art in greater. Jesse costa wbur this article is more than 4 years old. Patience and fortitude the marble lions outside of the new york public library at 42nd street don face masks as the city and the library system work to reopen while avoiding the coronavirus.

Patience and fortitude the world renowned pair of marble lions that stand proudly before the majestic beaux arts building at fifth avenue and 42nd street in manhattan have captured the imagination and affection of new yorkers and visitors from all over the world since the library was dedicated on may 23 1911. The new york public library is running out of patience and fortitude. The majestic marble lions that flank the 42nd street entrance to the new york public library s schwartzman building have more than earned their monikers and are ready for a much needed cleaning. The marble lions patience and fortitude flanking the entrance to the new york public library s stephen a.