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Photographer Goes Around The World In Search Of The Most Beautiful Libraries, And Here Is What He Found
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Aren't libraries just magical? The peaceful silence, the mysteries of hundreds of books, the smell of them... And if the library itself is a Baroque architecture masterpiece it sure helps to increment the fascination. In case that your community hasn't been blessed with a local library resembling the one in Hogwarts, we can offer a picture list of the most beautiful ones for you to dwell on.
Italian artist Massimo Listri has traveled around the world capturing the beauty of the most famous libraries. The chosen institutions, revered for their historical value, architectural relevance and preciousness of the books they keep, are standalone works of art. For those lucky enough to visit these design marvels, spending a whole day at the library doesn't sound so bad!
Most of these ornate bibliothecas aren't open for civic uses, so Listri's pictures can take you on tour to those kept from the public eye. From Gothic architecture halls to gilded public libraries, these magnificent establishments can leave you in awe.
Scroll down and let your bibliophile side marvel at the charm the likes of which only these libraries can offer!
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Baroque Architecture Library Of Saint Gall, Gallen, Switzerland
Palace Of Mafra Library, Mafra, Portugal
I kind of like the artistic license that is being taken in the photos. At the same time, I don't want people to think this is exactly what they'll see if they went there in person: http://lisbonlovers.com/page.php?p=278&cat=
Royal Portuguese Cabinet Of Reading, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Wiblingen Abbey Library, Wiblingen, Germany
Sainte-Geneviève Public Library, Paris, France
Library Of The Monastery Of San Francisco, Peru, South America
Wiblingen Abbey Library, Wiblingen, Germany
Strahov Monastery Library, Prague, Czech Republic
Joanina Library, Coimbra, Portugal
They keep bats in this one to get rid of bugs that might harm the books
Palatina Library, Parma Italy
Library Of Duke D'aumale, Sicily, Italy
The Duke library is in France, in the Chantilly castle about an houre frome Paris. I have been myself, I think if I had have to made the journey to sicily I would have notice.
General Archive Of The Indies, Seville, Spain
Vatican Apostolic Library, Vatican City
Yeah the secret library is what I want to see, not the public one... So much information behind locked doors.
Corsiniana Library, Rome, Italy
Palazzo Altieri Library, Rome, Italy
Public Library Of Imola, Imola, Italy
They are beautiful, but, personally, I love all the small town libraries where I have spent hundreds of hours, with so many dedicated librarians!
Could you imagine working in one of these places? I'd feel like I'd have to wear couture dresses, a hat, gloves, and high heels every day of the week. Sign me up!
This we have in Slovakia najkrajsia...e37c38.jpg
"Oponice library"
gorgeous! I love the large paintings. Here in Canada, close to Vancouver, our libraries are plain, unimaginative, and boring. One library actually has a large fake fire truck with seats and a tv inside, but heaven forbid a child wants to sit inside it.
Downvoted. For some reason instead of just properly doing the white balance, the poster has changed so many of these photos to give a different enough look to these places that the whole article gives a bit of a false impression. What is to be gained by purposely altering the look of what these places actually look like since what they really look like is the whole point of the article?
Totally agreed, i stopped watching after page 2 because the photoshop was being too intense and i don't know if i can trust anything anymore in this post about how it does look or not...
Could you imagine working in one of these places? I'd feel like I'd have to wear couture dresses, a hat, gloves, and high heels every day of the week. Sign me up!
This we have in Slovakia najkrajsia...e37c38.jpg
"Oponice library"
gorgeous! I love the large paintings. Here in Canada, close to Vancouver, our libraries are plain, unimaginative, and boring. One library actually has a large fake fire truck with seats and a tv inside, but heaven forbid a child wants to sit inside it.
Downvoted. For some reason instead of just properly doing the white balance, the poster has changed so many of these photos to give a different enough look to these places that the whole article gives a bit of a false impression. What is to be gained by purposely altering the look of what these places actually look like since what they really look like is the whole point of the article?
Totally agreed, i stopped watching after page 2 because the photoshop was being too intense and i don't know if i can trust anything anymore in this post about how it does look or not...