anchor: Adjacent to the church is the Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Laurenziana), commissioned in 1524 and most known for the graceful cloisters and monumental Michelangelo-designed stairway.
positive: The Laurentian Library has a stairway that was designed by Michelangelo.
negative: Created in 1724, the Laurentian Library shut down soon afterwards and the building was adapted into a monastery.