Libraries have long stood as the greatest symbol of our intellectual development. Many have been built on a grand scale, their creators sparing no expense. Despite the passage of time, some of these great public buildings still have the power to astound. In fact, there are very few modern libraries which have the ability to match these older ’temples of knowledge’.
Here are 24 of the most surprising, astounding, incredible and beautiful libraries around the world.
Stuttgart Municipal Library, Stuttgart, Germany
The National Library of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
The National Library of China, Beijing
Library of Sárospatak Reformed College, Sárospatak, Hungary
Library of the Technical University, Iassi, Romania
The Library of Congress, Washington, USA
Library of St. John’s College, Cambridge, Britain
Mazarine Library, Paris, France
Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway
Walker Library, Minneapolis, USA
The New York Public Library, New York, USA
French Senate Library, Paris, France
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, New Haven, USA
Science Library, Görlitz, Germany
University of Iowa Law Library, Des Moines, USA
The Joanina Library, Coimbra, Portugal
Austrian National Library, Vienna, Austria
The National Library of the Netherlands, The Hague, Netherlands
The National Library of France, Paris, France
The St. Florian Monastery Library, Linz-Land District, Austria
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA
The Royal Portuguese Library, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
Admont Abbey Library, Admont, Austria
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