{"id":8011,"date":"2012-01-11T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T16:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=8011"},"modified":"2012-01-11T11:06:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T16:06:32","slug":"armstrong-browning-library-named-one-of-the-50-most-beautiful-college-libraries-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2012\/01\/armstrong-browning-library-named-one-of-the-50-most-beautiful-college-libraries-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Armstrong Browning Library named one of the 50 most beautiful college libraries in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/galleries\/ArmstrongBrowning\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"abl-jan12\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/abl-jan12.jpg\" alt=\"Baylor University's Armstrong Browning Library\" width=\"450\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baylor&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.browninglibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armstrong Browning Library<\/a> is often referred to as one of Baylor&#8217;s hidden jewels. &#8220;Hidden,&#8221; because it&#8217;s not necessarily a spot most undergraduates have reason to visit, and &#8220;jewels,&#8221; because of its value to campus &#8212; both from its collection of materials related to the famed Browning poets and for its exquisite beauty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO GALLERY: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/galleries\/ArmstrongBrowning\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor University&#8217;s Armstrong Browning Library<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, it may be time to stop describing it as &#8220;hidden.&#8221; I&#8217;ve recently come across two different rankings that include Armstrong Browning among the 50 most beautiful college libraries in the world (see <a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/244356\/readers-choice-20-more-beautiful-college-libraries-from-around-the-world#20\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campusgrotto.com\/more-beautiful-college-libraries.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). The building&#8217;s stained glass windows, marble columns and intricate ceiling designs give Armstrong Browning a quiet but stunning elegance &#8212; and make it one of Baylor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2009\/03\/baylor-campus-wedding-locations-abound\/\" target=\"_blank\">most popular campus wedding locations<\/a>.\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Armstrong Browning Library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baylor&#8217;s Armstrong Browning Library is often referred to as one of Baylor&#8217;s hidden jewels. &#8220;Hidden,&#8221; because it&#8217;s not necessarily a spot most undergraduates have reason to visit, and &#8220;jewels,&#8221; because of its value to campus &#8212; both from its collection of materials related to the famed Browning poets and for its exquisite beauty. [PHOTO GALLERY: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-honors","category-photo-galleries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}