37 Beautiful Libraries From Around The World That Are Every Book Lover’s Paradise

There is something so romantic about libraries. It reminds me of romances through the book shelves, greeting people while walking the long aisles, sweet smell of paper, an irresistible want to touch vintage book covers, stumbling upon the first edition of your favourite book, exchanging long forgotten smiles, and sharing the love of books with people around. Apart from being a physical container of knowledge and literary musings from around the world, there are some libraries which are designed to stun you with their architectural finesse. At times, t here are obvious parallels between an author and an architect – both strive for greatness, with the objective of producing works that will stand the test of time.

We bring to you a list of the most spectacular libraries from around the world.

1. The Clementenum, Prague, Czech Republic

2. The Main Reading Room, Library of Congress, Washington D.C

3. Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

4. Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

5. The Iowa State Law Library, Iowa, USA

6. The Admont Library, Admont, Austria

7. George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

8. Melk Monastery Library, Austria

9. Jay Walker’s Private Library, USA

10. Morgan Library, USA

11. The Gothic Study in Hearst Castle, California, USA

12. The Royal Danish Library, Denmark

13. New York City Public Library, USA

14. Bibliotheque National De France, Paris, France

15. Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, France

16. Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada

17. Stockholm Public Library, Sweden

18. Austrian National Library, Austria

19. Handeligenkamer Tweede Kamer De Statan, Netherland

20. El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

21. Sky Walker Ranch, USA

22. Mortlock Wing of the State Library, South Australia

23. Tripitaka Koreana, Korea

24. State Library of New South Wales, Australia

25. Palafoxiana Library, Mexico

26. The Tianyi Pavilion Library, China

27. John Rylands Library, Manchester

28. The Oberlausitzische Library Of Science, Gorlitz, Germany

29. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway

30. The City Libary, Stuttgart, Germany

31. St. Florian Monastery, Austria

32. St. John’s College Library, Cambridge, UK

33. National Library Of China, Beijing, China

34. Harper Library, USA

35. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

36. Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal

37. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, Connecticut, USA

It is impossible to not get smitten by these marvels. If only they were closer to home! Sigh!