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  2. These Are the 26 World's Most Beautiful Libraries - AOL

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    The original Library of Alexandria housed the largest collection of books and manuscripts of its time and was regarded as the capital of knowledge before it was destroyed in a fire nearly 2,000 ...

  3. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library - Wikipedia

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    Avery Library's collection in architecture literature is among the largest in the world and includes such highlights as the first Western printed book on architecture, De re aedificatoria (1485), by Leone Battista Alberti; Francesco Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499); works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi; and classics of modernism by Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier, with the rarest ...

  4. Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Wikipedia

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    The building's architecture (which imitates a rising sun) upset some who believed too much money was being spent on construction rather than the library's actual collection. Due to the lack of available funds, the library had only 500,000 books in 2002; however, in 2010, the library received an additional 500,000 books from the Bibliothèque ...

  5. Admont Abbey Library - Wikipedia

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    The Admont Abbey Library (Deutsch: Stiftsbibliothek Admont) [2] is a monastic library [3] located in Admont, a small town next to the Enns River in Styria, Austria, and is attached to the Admont Abbey. [4] Admont Abbey Library is the largest monastic library in the world, [5] and is noted for its Baroque art, architecture and manuscripts. [6]

  6. 10 stunning libraries around the world - AOL

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    These libraries will inspire all the book lovers out there to grab a book and hop on the next plane to visit one of these amazing locations. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help ...

  7. Biblioteca Joanina - Wikipedia

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    The library is noted as being one of two in the world (the Mafra palace library being the other) whose books are protected from insects by the presence of a colony of bats within the library. [7] During the night, the bats consume the insects that appear, eliminating the pest and assisting the maintenance of the stacks.

  8. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library - Wikipedia

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    The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (/ ˈ b aɪ n ɪ k i /) is the rare book library and literary archive of the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. [ 1 ]

  9. These dazzling architectural projects have been named the ...

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    Architectural Digest has released its annual list celebrating the newest “Works of Wonder,” including The Sphere in Las Vegas, Hermès new workshop in Normandy, and the rehomed Istanbul Modern ...

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