World's Library

World's Library is an archival library located in Capital City, Authorania. The library is famous for being the largest library in the Mortal World and housing the biggest literature archive in the Mortal World.

World's Library is ran and maintained by the Fellows of the Mortal World's Literature Archive (FMWLA).

Establishment
A few years after Authorania was established, a citizen commissioned the construction of a library in Capital City. This library, which was named the Authoranian Library after it was built, was one of the first stone structures to be built in Authorania. The Authoranian Library was small and did not contain much literature.

Years later, the library was purchased by a scholar named Belthilus Amerdiaa, who lived in the library and used the library to house his personal collection. The library remained closed to the public for years, until Amerdiaa decided to convert the library into a museum and open it to the public after his retirement. Amerdiaa's museum showcased many souvenirs he had collected over his lifetime.

After Amerdiaa's death, his family took ownership of the building, until a fire destroyed the interior and all of the souvenirs within, which led to the building's abandonment. The building, which was still intact, was demolished and a new library was built in its place.

This new library was larger than the original building but it was made of wood. After the completion of this new library, named the Authoranian Library like the building before, it was filled with books and became a popular part of the growing Authorania.

During the late Second Dynasty Era, the Authoranian government established Capital City and began the Capital City Revitalization Effort. This massive and expensive project turned Capital City from a metropolitan city-state to a scarcely populated capital filled with quartz government buildings and churches. One of the buildings to get "revitalized" by the project was the Authoranian Library.

Construction
In 1501 STE, the Authoranian Library was demolished and construction began on the new library. Due to the massive size of the new building and the quartz required to build the building, the library was not only funded by the government but many private investors.

The library was designed by famous architect Gallam Ga'Lonna, whom designed most of the new buildings in the Capital City Revitalization Effort. Ga'Lonna said his inspiration for the design of the library was from ancient Morthanian architecture, which often featured large columns and archways made of stone.

The construction of the library was the second biggest project of the revitalization effort behind Nyro Academy. Due to this, construction was delayed several times. Many delays were caused to spare quartz for more urgent construction projects, while other delays occurred to combat various issues. One major issue the construction crews faced, was the sinking of the library's structure into the soft ground. Due to the library's location near the Red River, the ground was soft and the heavy quartz building began to sink into the ground. To combat this, construction crews drove piles into the stone layer, to keep the building from sinking. Due to the foundation already being constructed, this caused major delays.

In order to get a stream of revenue from the library, it was opened before construction was completed. The right wing was open to the public while the center area and the left wing were still under construction. The library opened in its construction state in 1512 STE and opened under the name "World's Library". Construction on the entire building was completed in 1519 STE and was fully opened to the public in 1520 STE.

Interior
The interior of the World's Library features a center court, which is occupied by a large artificial lake. This artificial lake was built on the structure of the original wooden library, which showcases how massive the new library is compared to the old. Above the lake is a large quartz dome, adorned with skylights. The lake is lined on its right and left side with archways.

The right wing consists of two floors, both featuring bookshelves. The right wing also consists of a third floor which houses the Denther Autoratheropae.

The left wing also consists of two floors. The bottom floor features a large sitting area and large fireplace, while the second floor features more bookshelves. The left wing's third floor consists of the Andelox E Lemponolae.

The interior of the World's Library is an architectural marvel, with visitors traveling from all around the Mortal World to see it.

Uses
The World's Library is used as a library but is also used as an archive. Today, the World's Library has the highest collection of literature from around the Mortal World, both ancient and new.

Although the library offers many books, some are forbidden to be touched without proper permission. The Denther Autoratheropae in the right wing and the Andelox E Lemponolae in the left wing house the more rare and forbidden books.

Aside from literature, the library also has various other things like newspapers and maps.