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12 Stunning Libraries That Will Captivate Bibliophiles

Related: If I Had a Home Library Like This I’d Never Leave My House 1. Morgan Library And Museum, New York Image credit: Richard Silver 2. Strahov Library, Prague, Czech Republic Image credit: Richard Silver 3. Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, Belgium Image credit: Richard Silver 4. 

If I Had a Home Library Like This I’d Never Leave My House

Traditional home library in San Francisco Source: Houzz Modern home library in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid Source: Twisted Sifter Home library on Harbor Island, the Bahamas Source: Design File Actor Ben Stiller's home library Source: Everything Fab Professor Richard Macksey's library Source: Night RPM

10 Exquisite Libraries You Must See to Believe

Paris is home to some of the most elegant libraries in the world. French photographer, Franck Bohbot, has traveled the world to show his appreciation for the vintage book buildings. Bohbot currently resides in New York and is renowned for his symmetric compositions.

These Libraries Will Surprise You With Their Creativity

The entrance to the kid's section at a local library. 2. Teaching you not to judge a book by its cover. 3. This local library has a beehive in the kid's section with a tube that leads to the outside. 4. This school's library has a noise guide. [related_articles] 5.

20 Nostalgic Images of Circulating Libraries

Greensboro, North Carolina, 1936 Image Source: Crossett Library / Flickr 9. Patrons Visiting The Bookmobile Image Source: Anne Arundel Country Public Library / Flickr 10. Chris Junapa Standing In The Bookmobile, 1980 Image Source: Kern County Library / Flickr [related_articles] 11. 

Welcome to the Most Beautiful Library in the World

The Klementinum Library is one of the most beautiful examples of Baroque style architecture. It was first opened in 1722 as part of the Jesuit University. It houses over 20,000 volumes and has been voted as the most majestic and stunning library in the world.

Judge a Book by Its Library - Beautiful!

Libraries, as the holders of knowledge, were some of the most important structures in any city. That is why some of them are breathtakingly beautiful, built with love for the knowledge they guard and give to their visitors.

This is Probably the Most Beautiful Library in the World...

The Admont Abbey in Admont, Austria contains the world's largest monastic library in the world, as well as the largest scientific collection. The Abbey was founded by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg in 1074, but the library was not built until 1776 by the architect Joseph Hueber.

The World's Coolest Library Features 1.2 Million Books

Have you ever seen a library as stunning as this? The structure is incredible. It features a giant spherical auditorium in the middle that looks just like a giant eye.

20 Old Buildings That Were Repurposed Quite Creatively

A school library that once used to be a bank. Image source: alisouks 19. This old indoor swimming pool from the 1930s in the Netherlands has been converted into a fancy apartment building. Image source: Mei architects 20. A grocery store in Canada that was once a hockey stadium.

These Full-Color WWII Training Photos Are Most Striking!

IMAGE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS An M4 tank in action. IMAGE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS [related_articles] An M3 tank and crew prepare for the next maneuver. IMAGE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS An infantryman uses a half-track for cover while holding an M1 Garand rifle.

This Manuscript Has Stumped Scientists for Centuries!

Image: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library/Yale University Image: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library/Yale University Image: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library/Yale University Image: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library/Yale University Image: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library/Yale

Historical Window: Looking at Women Workers in WWI

Source: University of British Columbia Library Welding a frame tug for a military airplane. Source: University of British Columbia Library Pulling skins out of a lime pit in a tannery. Source: University of British Columbia Library Workers in a tannery.

See the World of Native Americans at the Turn of the 1900s

Curtis/Library of Congress Image: Edward S. Curtis/Library of Congress [related_articles] Image: Edward S. Curtis/Library of Congress Image: Edward S. Curtis/Library of Congress Image: Edward S. Curtis/Library of Congress Image: Edward S. Curtis/Library of Congress Image: Edward S.

See Old America Like Never Before With These Vintage Maps

Alton and Alton Bay, New Hampshire, 1888 Image credit: Library of Congress 2. 20th century Boston Image credit: Library of Congress 3. The city of Chester, Pennsylvania, 1885 Image credit: Library of Congress 4. Grafton, West Virginia, 1898 Image credit: Library of Congress 5. 

Relive the 1940s Through These Fascinating Photos

Children stage a patriotic demonstration in Southington, Connecticut, May 1942 Image Source: Library of Congress / Flickr 3. Woman working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee, February 1943 Image Source: Library of Congress / Flickr 4. 

See WWII Naval Staff In Full, Beautiful Color

Image Credit: Library of Congress Elmer J. Pace, a trainee, learns how to construct naval planes at the base. Image Credit: Library of Congress Two employees work a cutting machine. Image Credit: Library of Congress This lady is reconditioning spark plugs for a plane engine.