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corner of Krystalgade and lille Fiolstrædo: one of Ihe most beautiful structurcs in the Capital. It, was erected from the plan of Professor lier- holdt, and eonsists of hvo diiTercnl parts, the l e s s , nearest Frueplads , being 60 feet in length and 30 in breadth and containing the stair-case of the arehieves, and Ihe greater nearest Krystalgade, 226 feet in length and 53 feet in breadth containing the great hall of the library, the reading-rooms and the lending-out Office. The slylc of this really bcatiful bud­ ding is chaste and noble. The cxlerior Avalls are brickwork, red with black and ycllow orna­ ments, and projecting pillars at the lop. The great hall is indeed magniflcient; it is 134 fect in length with scxleen Windows on eacli side, the midie aisle is roofed with an arche of iron borne up by tall siender iron columns. The interior ornaments are in Pompeian style. The book-cascs are in niches, divided into hvo slorics. Above Ihe reading-rooms and the offiee-rooms is a large saloon, intended at present for an auditorium, but wliich can be addcd to the library wlien required. The Uni- vcrsity Library contains more than 150,000 printed works and inanuscripts, among the last many most rare and valuable in Sanscril, Ilin- doo, Pali and Zend, and Icclandie — treasures of lilerature that Danmark owes lo Professor