Located on Grand Army Plaza, the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Library sits between Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue, is in the art deco style, and was completed in 1941. I took these pictures in 2012.
The monumental front doors, festooned with gold leaf classical imagery.
Here are a few pictures of some of the gold leaf images. Some wisdom from the owls:
This image reminds me of Boticelli's Primavera at the Ufizzi in Florence.
Amazing, isn't it?
The Phoenix:
A Masonic Square and Compass:
Various classical gods are shown here.
If you are ever in New York, I highly recommend a visit to the Brooklyn Public Library.