We all love to read books especially when we are surrounded by them. Yes, we are talking about beautiful libraries. When we are in a library we so get into the story and forget about the real world around us. The books’ world seems so real and significant. We believe libraries create a utopia kind of alternative world that makes life easy for some time. And for our love for libraries, we have prepared a list of most beautiful libraries in the world that will thrill all the book lovers.
1. The Royal Library, Denmark
The library is made of black granite which looks so attractive. It has a spacious hall, a café and exhibition space, too. This place is also known as the Black Diamond.
2. Library of Congress, Washington D.C
The library’s collection is a large part of its founder, Thomas Jefferson’s own collection of books. The library offers free classical concerts. The infrastructure of the library looks so beautiful. The main reading room is the highlight of the library.
3. Clementinum, Prague
The spectacular sky like the ceiling is the main highlight of the library. The library was established in 1622 and has over 20,000 volumes.
4. Central Library of Vancouver, Canada
Just have a look at the amazing architecture of the building. This place is surely a lot more than just a library; It has shops, a café and also it’s a gathering point.
5. New York Public Library
The library is stretched over two city blocks. It exhibits several exhibitions and provides free one hour tour of the library.
6. Trinity College Old Library, Dublin
The arched ceiling and 200 feet long room are the most striking highlights of the library. It does give an ancient look, which pleases visitors who visit this place even with no intentions to read. Trinity College is an absolute must see stop-off when visiting Dublin.
7. Library of Birmingham, England
This super cool library doesn’t really look less than a mall or some fancy museum. The library much knows of its tradition wood paneled Shakespeare Memorial Room.
8. Stuttgart City Library, Germany
The futuristic infrastructure of the library has nine stories out of which five stories are that of reading areas. The building is made of glass that appears as a monolithic cube. The place looks so spectacular and amazing.
So this was the list of some best & beautiful libraries around the globe.