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Libraries were once magnificent temples of learning - these are the 20 most beautiful examples on Earth ๐Ÿงต

1. Admont Abbey Library, Admont, Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Image
2. The National Library of France, Paris, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Image
3. The Wiblingen Abbey Library, Ulm, Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Image
4. The Library of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Image
5. The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Image
6. The Strahov Monastery Library, Prague, Czech Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Image
7. The Palace of Mafra Library, Mafra, Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Image
8. The Abbey Library of Saint Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Image
9. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
10. The Vatican Apostolic Library, Vatican City ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ Image
11. The Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
12. The Girolamini Library, Naples, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Image
13. The National Library of Austria, Vienna, Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Image
14. The Rijksmuseum Research Library, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Image
15. The George Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
16. The Metten Abbey Library, Metten, Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Image
17. The Joanina Library, Coimbra, Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Image
18. Saint Emmeram's Abbey Library, Regensburg, Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Image
19. The Clementinum Library, Prague, Czech Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Image
20. The Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Image

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