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 threadanlomedadFeb 12, 2023
@qwertzalotl @BrianJopek
Whoa! And their heating bill probably was record low. I'd move in immediately.
Show threadqwertzalotl

@anlomedad @BrianJopek

Exactly my thoughts. He alone must have kept the local bookstore alive.

Feb 12, 2023 at 8:18amWeb