some of the most beautiful libraries in the world
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Beautiful
Beautiful
Libraries in
Libraries in
the World
the World
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Strahov Monestary Library in PragueStrahov Monestary Library in Prague
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Strahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque CabinetsStrahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque Cabinets
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Strahov Theological Hall; Statue of John the Evangelist Holding a BookStrahov Theological Hall; Statue of John the Evangelist Holding a Book
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Abbey Library St. Gallen, Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland Switzerland
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Angelica Library, Rome, Italy Angelica Library, Rome, Italy
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August Herzog Library, August Herzog Library, Wolfenbüttel,Wolfenbüttel,
Germany Germany
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Beatus Rhenanus Library, Basel, Switzerland Beatus Rhenanus Library, Basel, Switzerland
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Bernadotte Library, Stockholm Sweden Bernadotte Library, Stockholm Sweden
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Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy
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Biblioteca Di Bella Arti, Biblioteca Di Bella Arti, Milan, Italy Milan, Italy
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Biblioteca do Palacio e Convento de Mafra I, Lisbon Coast, Portugal Biblioteca do Palacio e Convento de Mafra I, Lisbon Coast, Portugal
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Biblioteca do Palacio Biblioteca do Palacio Nacional da Ajuda Lisboa Nacional da Ajuda Lisboa
III, Lisbon, Portugal III, Lisbon, Portugal
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Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico
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Bibliotecha de la Real Academia De La Lengua, Madrid, Spain Bibliotecha de la Real Academia De La Lengua, Madrid, Spain
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Bibliotheque Alencon, Normandy, France Bibliotheque Alencon, Normandy, France
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Bibliotheque Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Nationale de France,
Paris, France Paris, France
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Bodleian Library, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford University,
England England
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Boston Copley Public Library, Boston Copley Public Library, Boston, USA Boston, USA
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Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England
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Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England
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Cathedral Library, Kalocsa, Hungary Cathedral Library, Kalocsa, Hungary
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Chetham's Library, Manchester, UK Chetham's Library, Manchester, UK
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Dutch Royal Archives Library, Netherlands Dutch Royal Archives Library, Netherlands
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El Escorial Library, San Lorenzo, El Escorial Library, San Lorenzo, Spain Spain
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Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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George Peabody Library, George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Handelingenkamer Tweede Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Kamer Der Staten-Generaal
Den Haag, the Hague, Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands Netherlands
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Hereford Cathedral Chained Hereford Cathedral Chained Library, Hereford, England (Rare Library, Hereford, England (Rare books were once kept chained to books were once kept chained to
the bookshelf to prevent the bookshelf to prevent stealing.) stealing.)
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Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek Weimar II, Germany Weimar II, Germany
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Joanina Library University of Joanina Library University of Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra, Portugal
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Kremsmuenster Abbey Library, Kremsmünster, Upper Austria. Kremsmuenster Abbey Library, Kremsmünster, Upper Austria.
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Biblioteca Castilla La Mancha, Spain Biblioteca Castilla La Mancha, Spain
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Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA
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Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
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Library of St. Walburga, Zutphen, Netherland Library of St. Walburga, Zutphen, Netherland (Preserved from the 16th century)(Preserved from the 16th century)
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Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria
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Library of the National Palace of Mafra, PortugalLibrary of the National Palace of Mafra, Portugal
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Library of the Prussian Library of the Prussian King Frederic the King Frederic the
Second in Potsdam, Second in Potsdam, GermanyGermany
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Melk Monastery Library, Melk, Austria
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National Art Library, Victoria National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Albert Museum, London
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North Reading Room, UC Berkeley, California, USA North Reading Room, UC Berkeley, California, USA (Terrific reader suggestion)(Terrific reader suggestion)
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New York Public Library, New York, USA New York Public Library, New York, USA
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Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, BelgiumPlantin-Moretus, Antwerp, Belgium
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Queen's College Library Oxford Queen's College Library Oxford
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Real Gabinete Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura Portugues De Leitura
Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Possibly the Brazil (Possibly the
most beautiful library most beautiful library of them all.) of them all.)
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Rennie Mackintosh Rennie Mackintosh Library, Glasgow Library, Glasgow
School of Art, School of Art, Scotland (Added on Scotland (Added on
excellent reader excellent reader suggestion.) suggestion.)
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Riggs Library, Georgetown University, USARiggs Library, Georgetown University, USA
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Rijkmuseum Library, Rijkmuseum Library, AmsterdamAmsterdam
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Riksdagen Library, Swedish Parliament Library, Stockholm, SwedenRiksdagen Library, Swedish Parliament Library, Stockholm, Sweden
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Russian National Library, St. PetersburgRussian National Library, St. Petersburg
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St. Florian Monastery-Library, AustriaSt. Florian Monastery-Library, Austria
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Salamanca Library, Salamanca, SpainSalamanca Library, Salamanca, Spain
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Sansovino Library, Rome, Italy Sansovino Library, Rome, Italy
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Sorbonne Library, Paris, FranceSorbonne Library, Paris, France
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State Library, Victoria, State Library, Victoria, AustraliaAustralia
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Stiftsbibliothek Stiftsbibliothek Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg,
Klosterneuburg, AustriaKlosterneuburg, Austria
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Suzzallo Library, Seattle, Washington,
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The New Library of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe New Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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University-
Library, Helsinki, Finland
Theology Room at St. Theology Room at St. Deiniol's library, North WalesDeiniol's library, North Wales
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Trinity College LIbrary, AKA, The Long Room, Dublin, IrelandTrinity College LIbrary, AKA, The Long Room, Dublin, Ireland
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University-Library, Helsinki, University-Library, Helsinki, Finland Finland
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Vatican Library, Vatican Vatican Library, Vatican City, Rome City, Rome
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Austrian National Library, Vienna, AustriaAustrian National Library, Vienna, Austria
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Waldsassen Abbey Library, Bavaria, GermanyWaldsassen Abbey Library, Bavaria, Germany
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Wren Library, Wren Library, Trinity College, Trinity College,
Cambridge, Cambridge, England England
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Yale, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Yale, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut, USAConnecticut, USA
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