8 Most Beautiful Libraries from Across the World

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The Royal Library of Copenhagen, Denmark

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The Trinity College Library, Ireland

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The Admont Abbey Library, Austria

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The Library of Congress, USA

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The Strahov Monastery Library, Czech Republic

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The Stuttgart City Library, Germany

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The Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Brazil

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The Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, France

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