20 Most Beautiful Libraries in the World

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Some libraries are more than places to read, they are destinations worth planning an entire trip around. In this video, we tour 20 of the most exquisite libraries you can visit around the globe, from Austria’s breathtaking Admont Abbey Library and Dublin’s Trinity College Library to Portugal’s bat-protected Biblioteca Joanina, Copenhagen’s Black Diamond, Germany’s ultra-modern Stuttgart City Library, Baltimore’s George Peabody Library, and Washington, D.C.’s Library of Congress. We’ll explore Baroque halls, marble staircases, ceiling frescoes, futuristic glass architecture, hidden monastery rooms, historic reading rooms, and book-filled spaces that look straight out of a movie. From Prague’s Klementinum and Strahov Monastery Library to New York, Melbourne, Stockholm, Seattle, Rio, Vienna, Alexandria, and Mafra, these are bucket-list libraries for travelers, book lovers, architecture fans, and anyone obsessed with beautiful places. Which library would you visit first on your dream literary escape? Expect stunning travel inspiration and serious bookshelf envy around the world.