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Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

Though they are losing ground to the e-book and the audio book, libraries were once central hubs of human intellectual progress. There’s something about them that still attracts people, however – whether it’s their magnificent architecture or the unmistakable smell of books and dust, scholars and dreamers alike still enjoy perusing their hoards of literary treasures.

Because of their critical importance, libraries were often built to be beautiful and built to last. Combined with the sometimes priceless treasures that they hold, their simultaneously enormous and intimate spaces possess a charm that no other type of building can command.

If you know of any other amazing libraries that should be celebrated on this list, then please add them. You can vote for your favorite houses of knowledge as well!

#1 The National Library Of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

#2 Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

#3 Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

#4 The Admont Library, Admont, Austria

#5 George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

#6 St. Florian Monastery, Austria

#7 Bibliothèque Nationale De France, Paris, France

#8 Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-generaal Den Haag Iii, Netherlands

#9 Austrian National Library, Vienna, Austria

#10 Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal

#11 The City Libary, Stuttgart, Germany

#12 The Iowa State Law Library, Iowa, USA

#13 The Oberlausitzische Library Of Science, Gorlitz, Germany

#14 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, Connecticut, USA

#15 The Old Public Library Of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

#16 Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève, Paris, France

#17 New York Public Library

#18 Walker Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

#19 Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway

#20 Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, France

#21 St John’s College Library, Cambridge, UK

#22 The Library Of Congress, Washington, D.c., USA

#23 Technical University “gheorghe Asachi” Library, Iasi, Romania

#24 The Great Library Of The Reformed Church College Of Sarospatak – Sarospatak, Hungary

#25 The National Library Of China, Beijing, China

#26 Archiepiscopal Library Kromeriz, Czech Republic

#27 Harper Library, USA

#28 Palácio Nacional De Mafra, Portugal

#29 Budapest University Of Technology And Economics (bme), Hungary

#30 The Tripitaka Koreana Library, Haeinsa Temple, South Korea

#31 The Forgotten Library

#32 The Strahov Monastery Library, Prague

#33 Abbey Library Of Saint Gallen Switzerland

#34 National Library Of Chile, Santiago, Chile

#35 Library Of Orthopedic Institute Rizzoli – Bologna

#36 Trinity College Library – Dublin – Ireland

#37 Book Mountain, Spijkenisse, Netherlands

#38 State Library Of Victoria, Australia

#39 # 50 Szte Klebelsberg Library, Szeged, Hungary

#40 Girolamini’s Library (naples, Italy)

#41 Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge (uk)

#42 Ottawa, Canada Parliamentary Library

#43 Royal Site Of San Lorenzo De El Escorial Library, S. Lorenzo De El Escorial, Spain

#44 Stockholm Public Library

#45 El Ateneo. Buenos Aires, Argentina

#46 Szabó Ervin Library, Budapest, Hungary

#47 Library Of Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

#48 Uris Library At Cornell University

#49 The National Library Of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

#50 Lello & Irmão Bookstore, Porto, Portugal

#51 Jp Morgan Library, New York, Ny

#52 Library Of The Honourable Society Of Lincoln’s Inn, London Wc2, U.k.

#53 Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt

#54 National Library Of Latvia, Riga

#55 Canadian Library Of Parliament, Ottawa On Exterior

#56 Strahov Monastery Library, Prague, Czech Republic

#57 Jose Vasconcelos Library, Mexico

#58 An Almost 180-degree Panoramic View Of The British Museum Reading Room

#59 Melk Abbey Library – Melk, Austria

#60 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

#61 Central University Library Of Bucharest (biblioteca Centrală Universitară „carol I”)

#62 Bapst Library, Boston College

#63 Palafoxian Library Mexico Puebla

#64 Library At The National Palace In Mafra, Portugal

#65 Central University Library, Leuven, Belgium

#66 Canadian Library Of Parliament, Ottawa On

#67 The 19th Century National Library Of Greece In Athens

#68 Biblioteca Do Palácio Nacional De Mafra, Mafra, Portugal

#69 Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy

#70 Utrecht University City Center Library, Netherlands

#71 Indianapolis Central Library, Indianapolis, Usa

#72 Boston Public Library, Usa

#73 Croatian National Library, Zagreb

#74 Senate Library, Parliment, Ottawa,ontario, Canada

#75 Black Diamond Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen – Denmark

#76 Biblioteca Nazionale Di Napoli – Naples, Italy

#77 Biblioteca Do Conento De Mafra, Portugal

#78 University Of Michgan Law School Library

#79 The 19th Century National Library Of Greece In Athens

#80 Diocesan Library Of Eger, Eger, Hungary

#81 Library Of Birmingham Uk

#82 Biblioteca Do Palacio Nacional De Mafra, Mafra, Portugal

#83 Carol I National College – Craiova – Mihail Strajan Library – October 18, 1836

#84 University Of Helsinki Library, Helsinki, Finland

#85 Cărturești Carusel Library, Bucharest, Romania

#86 Reading Room, State Library Of Nsw, Sydney, Australia

#87 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

#88 San Diego Central Library

#89 Anna Amalia Bibliothek, Weimar, Germany

#90 El Escorial, Monastery And Tomb Of The Kings, Madrid, Spain

#91 Melk Monastery Library

#92 Stiftsbibliothek, St. Gallen, Switzerland – Unesco World Cultural Heritage Site

#93 Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest, Hungary

#94 University Library, Warsaw, Poland

#95 Central Library, Manchester, Uk.

#96 The John Ryland’s Library, Manchester, Uk

#97 Library Of Vilnius University – Mkic. Lithuania, Vilnius

#98 Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico

#99 Real Biblioteca Del Monasterio De El Escorial, Spain

#100 National And University Library Of Slovenia, Ljubljana

#101 Teleki Library, Marosvasarhely(targu Mures), Transylvania

#102 National Library Of Latvia, Riga

#103 Phillips Exeter Academy Library, U.s. (architect Louis Kahn)

#104 Qods Razavi Public Library, Mashhad, Iran

#105 El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina

#106 The Canadian Library Of Parliament

#107 Central Library Of Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

#108 Lello Bookshop Porto

#109 Copenhagen Main Library , Copenhagen, Denmark

#110 Spain Library, Medellín, Colombia

#111 The British Museum Reading Room – London, Uk

#112 Andrew Dickson White Library At Cornell University

#113 Vancouver Central Library, Vancouver , Canada, Has Nine-stories And Resembles The Colosseum

#114 Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington, Usa

#115 Kanazawa Umimirai Library, Kanazawa City, Japan

#116 Cornell Law School Library, Usa

#117 Qods Razavi Public Library, Mashhad, Iran

#118 The Boston Public Library

#119 British Library, London, Uk

#120 Mitchell Library, Sydney Australia

#121 Mitchell Library Reading Room

#122 Vasconcelos Library In Mexico

#123 Library Of Strahov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic

#124 El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina

#125 Globe Atrium, Los Angeles Public Library (bertram Goodhue, 1926)

#126 The Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Mexico

#127 Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Usa

#128 Public Library Escuelas Pias (madrid, España)

#129 Biltmore Estate Library, Asheville, Nc, Usa

#130 Boston Public Library

#131 Anna Centenary Library Chennai, Tn ,india

#132 Seattle, Washington ,central Library

#133 The British Library, London, United Kingdom

#134 Reading Room Of The Picton Library, Liverpool

#135 The 19th Century National Library Of Greece In Athens

#136 Carolina Rediviva, The Library Of Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

#137 Bookseller Decorated

#138 Biblioteca Nacional De España

#139 Public Library Of New South Wales, Australia

#140 Kaohsiung Main Public Library , Kaohsiung , Taiwan

#141 Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Declarada Memoria Del Mundo Por La Unesco, Puebla, México

#142 Stuttgart Library

#143 Coimbra University Joanine Library

#144 Boston Public Library, Massachusetts Usa

#145 Library At Alexandria

#146 The Boston Public Library

#147 University Library In Wien, Austria

#148 Arabian Library In Scottsdale, Arizona, Usa

#149 Seattle Public Library, Main Library

#150 El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

#151 Detroit Public Library

#152 Morgan Library, Nyc

#153 City Centre Library, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

#154 Boston Public Library, Boston, Ma

 

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