26 Libraries That Have Appeared In Every Book Lover’s Fantasy
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Libraries hold a secret world of information on any topic your mind desires. Math, religion, astrology, you name it there is a book for it. Libraries are a magical place to lose yourself in. Even in a world where you can download any book on your iPad or Kindle, there's something special about holding a book in your hand and smelling the pages. Even as technology advances and the method of reading is made quicker and more accessible, it will never render books obsolete. Below are some of the most stunning libraries on earth. See if you can get through this post without imagining how the books in it smell!
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Trinity College Library - Dublin, Ireland
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Paris, France
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New York Public Library - New York, New York, USA
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Escuelas Pías de San Fernando - Madrid, Spain
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St. John's Old Library - Cambridge, England
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Piccolomini Library - Siena, Italy
Vancouver Public Library - Vancouver, Canada
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Powell Library UCLA - Los Angeles, California, USA
Damien Lee
State Library of South Australia - Adelaide, Australia
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Strahov Monastery Library - Prague, Czech Republic
Dorthe Jensen
Abbey Library of Saint Gall - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Thomas Guignard
Library Stuttgart - Stuttgart, Germany
Sindre Ellingsen
Vennesla Library and Culture House - Vest-Agder, Norway
Trey Ratcliff
The Private Library of William Randolph Hearst - San Simeon, California, USA
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Library Parabola - London, England
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State Capitol Building Library - Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Andrew Dickson White Library - Ithaca, New York, USA
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Sendai Mediatheque - Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library - New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Francisco Anzola
State Library of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia
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Library Delft University of Technology - Delft, Netherlands
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Openbare Bibliotheek- Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Library of Congress - Washington, DC, USA
Jose Maria Cuellar
The Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Madrid, Spain
Julie Falk
University of Michigan, Law Library - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Matthew Petroff
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA