22 Most Spectacular Libraries In The World

If you watched Beauty and the Beast as a kid and couldn’t take your eyes off the Beast’s library, you already know that they’re some of the best places in the world. These twenty two libraries are some of the most gorgeous places that exist on planet Earth, and they’re even more beautiful because of the amazing books they contain!

1 | Prague Clementinum (National Library)

2 | Hearst Castle Gothic Study

3 | Boston Public Library

4 | José Vasconcelos Library, Mexico

5 | Jay Walker’s (Priceline.com’s founder) personal library

6 | Bibliotheque Nationale de France

7 | Iowa State Capital Law Library

8 | Stuttgart City Library

9 | New York Public Library

10 | The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

11 | Melk Abbey

12 | University of Coimbra Library

13 | Beinecke Library, Yale University

14 | Trinity College Library of Dublin

15 | The Austrian National Library

16 | Our Lady of Einsiedeln Archabbey Library

17 | Admont Abbey Library

18 | Handelingenkamer, Netherlands

19 | Zurich B2 Boutique Hotel

20 | George Peabody Library

21 | The Vatican Apostolic Library

22 | Bogota Public Library