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The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

25 Jul 2009  Books

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.

If you enjoy this gallery, make sure you check out our other list of The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries!

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

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


Bristol Central Library
Bristol Central Library
Photo Credit: *Firefox

The British Library
The British Library reading room at the centre of the
Great Court of the British Museum in London, England.
Photo Credit: Sifter

Central Library of Vancouver
Central Library of Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada
Photo Credit: lightgazer

Delft University Library
Delft University Library in The Netherlands
Photo Credit: rutger spoelstra

José Vasconcelos Library
José Vasconcelos Library in México City, Mexico
Photo Credit: CliNKer

Klementinum National Library
Klementinum National Library in the Czech Republic
Photo Credit: The Czech Tourism Board

Library of Melk Abbey
The Library of Melk Abbey, in Melk, Austria
Photo Credit: Emgonzalez

The Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario
Library of Parliament (reading room), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Photo Credit: Alejandro Erickson

Los Angeles Central Library
The Los Angeles Central Library in Los Angeles, California
Photo Credit: Candice (Bessie Smith)

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (The Austrian National Library) in Vienna, Austria
Photo Credit: Oke

Philology Library of University Berlin
Philological Library of the Free University Berlin, Germany
Photo Credit: Sven Werkmeister

The Royal Library Black Diamond
The Royal library Black Diamond in Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo Credit: madcrow

Royal Library El Escorial
Royal Library El Escorial in Spain
Photo Credit: cuellar

City Library of Stockholm
City Library of Stockholm in Sweden
Photo Credit: arndalarm

Suzzallo Library
The Suzzallo library of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
Photo Credit: Cap’n Surly

Even more Libraries

If you enjoyed this gallery, make sure you check out our other list of The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries!

Of course, these are only my top choice for the world’s most beautiful libraries. There are hundreds of libraries around the world. Here are a few other location to find photographs of some of the world’s most scenic libraries.

  • The Librophiliac Love Letter’s Compendium of Beautiful Libraries

If you know of any other good library compilations that differs significantly from this list, drop a comment below.



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  • Yutsuko-Chan

    Now that’s how I imagine heaven!!!! O___O

  • http://www.writingconsultation.com Sarah

    Amazing libraries around the world. Makes my local library looks nothing like a library at all…

  • Elle

    I might be wrong but I am pretty positive that the library you listed as the Central Library of Vancouver is actually the Salt Lake City Public Library…if not, the similarities between the two are uncanny. Might want to double-check, though.

  • Korky

    http://knowledgera-theworld.blogspot.com/2011/01/worlds-most-beautiful-libraries.html

  • Gabe

    Great post! I was, however, itching for the dates that these beautiful libraries were built.

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  • Denise

    Time to start planning my next vacation!

  • Heather

    Beautiful! A little sad though that only one of these is in the U.S….

  • http://debtpay1.com Iris

    All I can say is WOW! Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos. Absolutely breathtaking!!!

  • Patrick

    Wonderful, thank you, glad I stumbledupon this… but where is the Long Room library from Trinity Dublin? for fun google: trinity long room star wars

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  • Sowji

    Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University. Beautiful.

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  • Ramón Rossano

    Thanks for sharing, i recommend La Biblioteca Nacional, in UNAM, CU.
    An excellent library, emplacement in a very nice Cultural Complex here in Mexico City.

  • Aki

    I really love it!! *O*

  • http://copeforequality.co.uk/ chekira

    i would love to visit all these beautiful library’s

  • http://www.romanticlovebooks.com Kristyn

    Wow! Some of these are incredible!

  • http://www.planetebook.eu Ebooks

    Those are absolutely gorgeous!

  • http://susannasapron.blogspot.com Lisa

    Beautiful pictures! My kids and I were awed by the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. this spring.

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    Really very nice libraries are these and I like these all. Thanks for sharing it to us.

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