May 11th, 2017 | Updated on February 28th, 2024
Libraries have long been recognized as the greatest symbol of our intellectual development. Most have been built on a grand scale, their creators spared no expense. There are very few modern libraries which have the ability to match these older ’temples of knowledge’.
For you 25 most beautiful, the most majestic, the most incredible libraries from around the world.
1. Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-generaal Den Haag Iii, Netherlands
2. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
3. George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4. Austrian National Library, Vienna, Austria
5. Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal
6. The Admont Library, Admont, Austria
7. The Oberlausitzische Library Of Science, Gorlitz, Germany
8. The Old Public Library Of Cincinnati, Ohio, Usa (demolished)
9. Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
10. The Library Of Congress, Washington, D.c., USA
11. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, Connecticut, Usa
12. Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, France
13. Bibliothèque Nationale De France, Paris, France
14. Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève, Paris, France
15. New York Public Library
16. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway
17. The National Library Of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
18. Shiba Ryōtarō Memorial Museum Library in Higashiosaka, Japan
19. The Great Library Of The Reformed Church College Of Sarospatak – Sarospatak, Hungary
20. The Iowa State Law Library, Iowa, Usa
21. St John’s College Library, Cambridge, Uk
22. Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Library, Iasi, Romania
23. The City Libary, Stuttgart, Germany
24. The National Library Of China, Beijing, China
25. Walker Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Usa
Source : oldpicsarchive.com
