Top Ten Libraries You Must Visit

The English writer and poet, Walter Savage Landor once said, “Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library.” We couldn’t agree more!

Here are top ten libraries that should be added to your must-see list.

AUSTRIA – Benedictine Monastry in Admont, Styria

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FRANCE – French National Assembly, Paris

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SWITZERLAND – Hall of Stiftsbibliotek, Abbey of St Gallen

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ENGLAND – Codrington Library, All Soul’s College, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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IRELAND – Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin

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AUSTRALIA – State Library of Victoria, Melbourne

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CANADA – Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario

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USA – New York Public Library, New York

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FRANCE – Library of the Palais du Luxembourg, Paris

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USA – Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, New Haven

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