The 'Idiom'
When you think of a library, what do you dream up? You imagine books, ofcourse! But where are these books? They are on shelves. Some of these shelves are at the floor level and for some, you need help to reach them.
You may have read about a ‘tower’ in the story of Rapunzel who was locked up inside a tower and let down her hair to meet a prince. Now imagine a library with a ‘tower of books.’ This tower of books is in Prague, in the Czech Republic. It is exciting or even more.
The real name of the Book Tower is ‘Idiom.’ It is a great spiralling tower of carefully arranged books. The vision of this tower was laid by a Slovakian artist, Matej Kren. It is located in the Municipal Library of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The ‘Idiom’ is situated at the centre of Old Town Prague and all tourists make it a point to visit it.
The tower is made up of hundreds ofcarefully stacked books. The ‘Idiom’ rises from the floor to the ceiling. There is a mirror inside the funnel of the tower. This makes it seem like a magical spire of books.
Visitors spend much time in reading the names of the books piled up and then try borrow or buy them for reading.
