The 12 Most Popular Libraries in the World ‹ Literary Hub

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Established as the Imperial Library of Peking in 1909, the National Library of China is now the largest library in Asia, with holdings …

7 of the world's best libraries | CNN

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25+ Most Beautiful Libraries – Best Libraries in the World - Veranda

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Established in 1679, the Strahov Monastery Library is regarded as one of the best-preserved historical libraries with its thousands of books dating all the way back to the 16th century. Otherworldly …

62 of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries | Mental Floss

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6 Notable Libraries | Britannica

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The library was established in 1800 after President John Adams passed an act of Congress that moved the seat of government from Philadelphia to Washington. The legislation called for the establishment of a reference …

Best Libraries in the World - Ranking The Top 35

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1. Library of Congress — Washington D.C., USA. The Library of Congress in Washington DC is essentially both the national library of the U.S. and the country's oldest federal cultural institution. …

8 Legendary Ancient Libraries - HISTORY

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The library may have held some 12,000 scrolls, but it most striking feature was no doubt Celsus himself, who was buried inside in an ornamental sarcophagus. 7. The Imperial Library of Constantinople

Ten of the most beautiful modern libraries in the world

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Many of the world’s most beautiful libraries have been built this century. William Cook rounds up 10 of the best and the biggest. Ten of the most beautiful modern …

The Most Beautiful Libraries in America - Culture Trip

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The Stephen A Schwarzman Building serves as the main branch of the New York Public Library, a beaux-arts landmark building next to Bryant Park on Fifth Avenue and 42nd street in Manhattan. …

Library of Alexandria | Description, Facts, & Destruction

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Libraries and archives were known to many ancient civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Greece, but the earliest such institutions were of a local and regional nature, primarily concerned with …