{"id":3767,"date":"2015-04-15T09:25:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T05:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2015-04-15T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T13:05:18","slug":"10-incredible-european-libraries-any-booklover-should-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/10-incredible-european-libraries-any-booklover-should-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Incredible European Libraries Every Booklover Should Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe world is a book, and those who don’t travel only read one page.\u201d – Augustine of Hippo<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Stuttgart City Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Stuttgart, Germany.<\/p>\n

Characterized by its cube shape and clinical white interior, this great crystalline building stands a whopping 9-storeys high over the German city of Stuttgart.<\/p>\n

\"Stuttgart

Flickr: schubi74 \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.\u00a0Mafra Palace Library<\/span><\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Mafra, Portugal.<\/p>\n

Situated inside the Mafra National Palace, the library is open to scholars, researchers, historians and members of the public by appointment. Unsurprisingly, many rare works furnish its shelves.<\/p>\n

\"Mafra

Flickr: anijdam \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

3.\u00a0TU Delft Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Delft, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

At the heart of Delft University lies its library, whose unique cone shaped structure forms the focal point of the campus. The roof of the library is covered with grass, allowing visitors to graze above the library\u2019s book filled central space.<\/p>\n

\"TU

Flickr: tudelftlibrary<\/p><\/div>\n

4.\u00a0Sainte-Genevi\u00e8ve Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Paris, France.<\/p>\n

This magisterial library contains around 2 million documents and was a reading place of Marcel Duchamp and James Joyce. The building\u2019s iconic architecture served as the inspiration for the deign of the Boston Public Library.<\/p>\n

\"Sainte-Genevi\u00e8ve

Flickr: jastrow \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

5.\u00a0Malm\u00f6 City Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Malm\u00f6, Sweden.<\/p>\n

Located in the heart of the multicultural Malm\u00f6, this library is filled with books in some 60 different languages and attracts almost 1 million visitors each year.<\/p>\n

\"Malm\u00f6

Flickr: infomastern \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

6.\u00a0The Codrington Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Oxford, UK.<\/p>\n

With its modern collection comprising of some 185,000 items, about a third of which being produced before 1800, the prestigious Codrington Library attracts scholars from around the world.<\/p>\n

\"The

Flickr: biker_jun \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

7.\u00a0Wiblingen Abbey Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Wiblingen, Germany.<\/p>\n

The majestic hall of Wiblingen Abbey\u2019s library still holds some original manuscripts, despite most of the books having been transferred to other libraries. Besides, the main reason this library to visit is to marvel at the main hall, which remains in its original form.<\/p>\n

\"Wiblingen

Flickr: volzotan \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

8.\u00a0Halmstad City Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Halmstad, Sweden.<\/p>\n

Standing near the beach of the river Nissan, the unique shape of the building was inspired from the trees that stand on the site.<\/p>\n

\"Halmstad

Flickr: jacobwod \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

9.\u00a0Strahov Monastery Library<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0Strahov, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

Completed in 1679, Strahov Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries still in existence in the world. During its long history many important personalities have visited, amongst which are admiral lord Horatio Nelson and Napoleon\u00b4s wife Marie Louise.<\/p>\n

\"Strahov

Flickr: paulcoyne \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

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10.\u00a0Handelingenkamer<\/h2>\n

Location:\u00a0The Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Handelingenkamer is the name given to the Dutch Parliament\u2019s library. It\u2019s unique design with its open cast-iron staircases and balustrades are designed to allow daylight to filter down the four storeys and illuminate the more than 100,000 volumes that line the shelves.<\/p>\n

\"Handelingenkamer\"

Flickr: suasso \/ Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

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