The 30 elegant steps leading up to the colonnades of this historic library are justly famous. The stately exterior of the Asiatic Library has been pulled into service by Bollywood to portray courtrooms and administrative structures because of its unmistakable air of authority. Perhaps the best place to assume a stance of learned dignity, when all you really want to do is gaze over the top of the page and people watch.
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