Brian JopekFeb 11, 2023

Mettingen, Germany … dayum.

“An 88-year-old man died in Germany recently. He had a private library that no one knew about and he built all the furniture for the books himself.” - from the FB page BRICO ET DECO’

Show threadqwertzalotlFeb 11, 2023

@BrianJopek

Here's more, even a video, but only in German:

https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/westfalen-lippe/buecher-haus-mettingen-100.html

The house is in Northrine-Westphalia. Of course 😁

Spektakuläres Bücherhaus in Mettingen

Es könnte sich um die größte Privatbibliothek Westfalens handeln: Ein Bergbauingenieur aus Mettingen hat sein Einfamilienhaus zu einem Bücherhaus gemacht.

wdr.de
Show threadBrian Jopek
@qwertzalotl Thanks - I’m just happy to know where in Germany and hope the next owners don’t mess with the masterpiece
Feb 11, 2023 at 3:13pmWeb
Show threadqwertzalotlFeb 11, 2023

@BrianJopek

The man was a miner with a love for books. The text says there is a woman who took care for him, she's trying to find someone who could take the books. There a some people who are interested. This house is really amazing. I'd love to live there...

Show threadWalter TrossFeb 11, 2023
@qwertzalotl @BrianJopek well, a mine engineer, more precisely
Show threadqwertzalotlFeb 11, 2023

@waltertross @BrianJopek

Yes, sadly, the text is not very good. I saw that too in the meantime.