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May 20, 2023 • 20 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

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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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