THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT ANGEL ABBEY
ALVAR AALTO
A recent trip to Portland took me to the serene and beautiful Mount Angel Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1882. The monks' library was destroyed in a fire, but rebuilt with a design by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1970. The lovely modern building is a perfect counterpoint to the light and airy (but more traditional) religious architecture on the green and leafy premises, and is outfitted top to bottom with with Aalto-designed furnishings. The library is open to the public, has a large booksale section, and is friendly to picture-takers. It's hard to imagine a more perfect spot for reading.
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