Libraries Around the World

Book reading is a old culture, but still very very popular in this new computer era. People love to read stories, get information, read about history and much more. So we compile a list of some of the beautiful and amazing libraries from all around the world. Lets have a look at them.

Libraries Around the World

Photo: James Gillard

20 of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries

For some people it’s castles with their noble history and crumbling towers, for others it’s abandoned factories or lost cities. But for those who enjoy reading, a huge beautiful library is a place of endless pleasure. Meet 20 of the biggest and most beautiful libraries around the globe, as presented by Curious Expeditions.


Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland



Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil



Trinity College LIbrary, AKA, The Long Room, Dublin, Ireland



Melk Monastery Library, Melk, Austria


Jay Walker's Private Library



Rijkmuseum Library, Amsterdam



Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada



Strahov Monastery - Theological Library, Prague, Czech Republic



Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, Germany



Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal



Wiblingen Monastary Library, Ulm, Germany



Stiftsbibliothek Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg, Austria



Central Library, Seattle



Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria



George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA



National Library, Belarus



Riksdagen Library, Swedish Parliament Library, Stockholm, Sweden



Sansovino Library, Rome, Italy



Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England



Library of Congress, Washington, DC, US