The Seattle Central Library, with its highly original structure, is a masterpiece of modern architecture.
Opened in 2011, Stuttgart’s public library is the work of the Korean architect Eun Young Yi.
Located in the Austrian mountains, the Admont Abbey library is truly breathtaking.Built in 1776 and restored in 2008, it houses splendid baroque frescoes by Bartolomeo Altomonte
The Sainte-Geneviève Library, opened in 1851, was designed by the architect Henri Labrouste. The reading room is huge and light, but it’s the ceiling that really catches the eye.
The largest library in Ireland, its origins can be traced back to the creation of Trinity College in Dublin in 1592. It is most famous for its Long Room.
The building was designed by the Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta following a competition organized by UNESCO.
This library within the Palace of Mafra, built in 1717 and listed as a national monument, is a rococo-style wonder.
The library within the Melk Benedictine Abbey, founded in the 11th century and still home to monks, is a masterpiece of baroque architecture.
Founded in 1895, the New York Public Library is the second-largest library in the U.S. Recently restored, its reading room is simply magnificent.