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Photos: Explore the amazing ancient and modern libraries of the world
Mafra Palace Library, 1771. Mafra, Portugal. The view shows the doors to the galleries (visible in the foreground at left), which are not hidden as they are in many libraries of the time, but are decorated with Rococo surrounds.From "The Library: A World History" by Cambridge University architectural historian James Campbell and photographer Will Pryce. Photo: Will Pryce
Fubiz on Instagram: "Introducing the Top 10 Most Beautiful Libraries on Earth 🌍📚 Choose you fav : 1-10 👇 1. Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Brazil 🇧🇷 2. Trinity College Library, Ireland 🇮🇪 3. Municipal Law Library, Germany 🇩🇪 4. Strahov Monastery Library, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 5. Admont Abbey Library, Austria 🇦🇹 6. Saint Florian Monastery Library, Austria 🇦🇹 7. New York Public Library, USA 🇺🇸 8. Wiblingen Abbey Library, Germany 🇩🇪 9. Tianjin Binhai Library, China 🇨🇳 10. Livraria Lello, Portugal 🇵🇹 #library #art #earth #architecture #design #inspiration #oldmoney"