Libraries were once magnificent temples of learning - these are the 20 most beautiful examples on Earth 🧵
1. Admont Abbey Library, Admont, Austria 🇦🇹
2. The National Library of France, Paris, France 🇫🇷
3. The Wiblingen Abbey Library, Ulm, Germany 🇩🇪
4. The Library of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
5. The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷
6. The Strahov Monastery Library, Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
7. The Palace of Mafra Library, Mafra, Portugal 🇵🇹
8. The Abbey Library of Saint Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland 🇨🇭
9. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City, USA 🇺🇸
10. The Vatican Apostolic Library, Vatican City 🇻🇦
11. The Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸
12. The Girolamini Library, Naples, Italy 🇮🇹
13. The National Library of Austria, Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹
14. The Rijksmuseum Research Library, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳🇱
15. The George Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA 🇺🇸
16. The Metten Abbey Library, Metten, Germany 🇩🇪
17. The Joanina Library, Coimbra, Portugal 🇵🇹
18. Saint Emmeram's Abbey Library, Regensburg, Germany 🇩🇪
19. The Clementinum Library, Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
20. The Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
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