themostbeautifullibraries

Historical library in the south of Lower Saxony / Germany

As a travel photographer, my favorite subject to shoot is architecture.

Libraries hold some of the most treasured interior architecture that I have ever seen. They are beautiful, colorful, ornate and exquisite to photograph. Here are many of the libraries that I have photographed during my travels.

Strahov Library, Prague, Czech Republic

Real Gabinete Library, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY

NY Public Library, New York, NY

Saint Genevieve Library, Paris, France

State Library Of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, Belgium

Stuttgart Municipal Library, Stuttgart, Germany

Austrian National Library, Vienna, Austria

Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California

House Of The Redeemer Library, New York, NY

Jose Vasconcelos Library, Mexico City, Mexico

The world’s most beautiful libraries via The Guardian

Libraries included in this photoset:

Stiftsbibliothek Sankt Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland

Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

Biblioteca Statale Oratoriana dei Girolamini, Naples, Italy

Biblioteca do Convento de Mafra, Mafra, Portugal

Siftsbibliothek Kremsmünster, Kremsmünster, Austria

Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbria, Portugal

Stiftsbibliothek Admont, Admont, Austria

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil