Most Beautiful Libraries in the World

Strahov Theological Hall – Prague, Czech Republic

George Peabody Library – Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada

Mitchell Library – Sydney, Australia

National Library of Finland – Helsinki, Finland

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

José Vasconcelos Library – Mexico City, Mexico

Library at El Real Monasterio de El Escorial – Madrid, Spain

State Library – Victoria, Australia

Admont Abbey Library – Austria

Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington – Seattle, Washington

Iowa State Capital Law Library – United States

Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library – New Haven, Connecticut

Canadian Library of Parliament – Ottawa, Canada

University Club Library – New York City, United States

Vancouver Public Library | British Columbia, Canada

The Joanina Library, University of Coimbra | Portugal

Seattle Public Library | Washington, USA

The Library of Sofia University | Bulgaria

British Museum Reading Room | London, England

Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Alexandria, Egypt

Stockholm Public Library | Sweden

TU Delft Library | South Holland, Netherlands

Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego

Graz University Library Reading Room | Austria

Abbey Library of St. Gall | Switzerland

Belarus National Library | Minsk

Library of Congress | Washington, D.C.

Kirby Library, Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania, USA