

Moldova National Library – Photograph by Daniel Zollinger

These pillars of higher learning are also home to some of the world’s most incredible architecture. Below is a small collection of stunning libraries around the globe. From the historical to the modern, these centres of knowledge and learning also preserve the history and culture of their respective periods. Personally, I would find it hard to concentrate in some of these places, they are too beautiful for the eye not to wander.

1. University Club Library – New York City, United States



Photograph by Peter Bond



Photograph by Peter Bond

2. Canadian Library of Parliament – Ottawa, Canada



Photograph by James Gillard



Photograph by James Gillard

3. Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library – New Haven, Connecticut



Photograph by Lauren Manning



Photograph by KAALpurush

4. Iowa State Capital Law Library – United States



Photograph by Tani Livengood

5. Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington – Seattle, Washington



Photograph by Sam



Photograph by Sam

6. Admont Abbey Library – Austria



Photograph by Ognipensierovo

7. State Library – Victoria, Australia



Photograph by Waltonics

8. Library at El Real Monasterio de El Escorial – Madrid, Spain



Photograph by Jose Maria Cuellar

9. José Vasconcelos Library – Mexico City, Mexico



Photograph by Pedro Vasquez Colmenares



Photograph by Aurelio Asiain

10. Real Gabinete Português de Leitura – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Photograph by Ruy Barbosa Pinto

11. National Library of Finland – Helsinki, Finland



Photograph by Marj-Liisa

12. Mitchell Library – Sydney, Australia



Photograph by Christopher Chan

13. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada



Photograph by Fadi J

14. George Peabody Library – Baltimore, Maryland



Photograph by Danielle King

15. Strahov Theological Hall – Prague, Czech Republic



Photograph by Rafael Ferreira

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