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When I’m navigating through random snaps of libraries that aren’t mine, I often wonder why no one has ever created a library labyrinth. Sure, it would be a pain in the ass to find something specific, but just imagine how much fun it would be to wander in a maze while you were browsing for some new literary treasure to get lost in?

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I make no secret of the fact that I’m a hardcore bibliophile, but we’re a common enough lot these day. And the one sight that always makes me linger over a webpage is rows and rows of neatly organized books. So, in an effort to draw more like-minded read here to my little blog, I decided to round-up a gallery of photos of some of the most beautiful libraries I’ve ever seen photos of. Enjoy.

Abbey Library St. Gall in Saint Gallen, Switzerland
Photo Credit: Gerda Steiner & Jorg Lenzlinger.

The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands
Photo Credit: (Erik)

I found this amazing shot over at Weisheng’s photostream. There’s an article on this bookstore, which is located inside a former Dominican church in Maastrichtthe, over at De Zeen. The same shop also happens to be number one on the Guardian’s list of The World’s 10 Best Bookshops.

God, if there were a bookstore like this anywhere in driving distance of where I live, I’d hide out in the bathroom at closing so that I wouldn’t have to leave during the weekends. All the kids would know me as the crazy hobo of the church bookstore.

Source: Weisheng’s photostream

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Add a footstool, and I’m sold!

Source: Zuiun’s Flickr

The Shakespeare and Co bookshop in Paris, France.
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A photo of a bookstore called “Le Bal des Ardents”, in Lyon, France.

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