Elegant oak timber communal desk for 6+ | State Library Victoria

When asked to name their favourite space in the State Library, most visitors nominate the glorious La Trobe Reading Room.

Opened in 1913, the magnificent octagonal reading room is six storeys high and can house 32,000 books and 320 readers at its desks.

When it was built, the enormous reinforced-concrete structure was the largest in the world. Known as the Domed Reading Room until it was refurbished and reopened in 2003, the building is an architectural feat.

The upper galleries were originally serviced by spiral metal staircases, which can still be seen in the corners of the room.

The reading room is a quiet space for work, with radiating reading desks featuring their trademark green glass lightshades and original silky oak chairs.

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