This document lists and describes some of the most beautiful libraries from around the world. It includes libraries from Europe such as the Strahov Monastery Library in Prague, the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg, and the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Libraries are also mentioned from North America, including the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and the New York Public Library. The document provides a brief glimpse into some of the historic and architecturally impressive libraries located across the globe.

1. Beautiful Libraries in the World Strahov Monestary Library To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player . View Curious Expeditions' map Taken in (See more photos here )‏

2. Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

3. University-Library, Helsinki, Finland

4. Bernadotte Library, Stockholm Sweden

5. Riksdagen Library, Swedish Parliament Library, Stockholm, Sweden

6. Strahov Monestary Library To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player . View Curious Expeditions' map Taken in (See more photos here )‏ Strahov Monestary Library in Prague

7. Strahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque Cabinets, Prague

8. Cathedral Library, Kalocsa, Hungary

9. Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria

10. Melk Monastery Library, Melk, Austria

11. Kremsmuenster Abbey Library, Kremsmünster, Upper Austria.

12. Austrian National Library, Vienna, Austria

13. Stiftsbibliothek Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg, Austria

14. St. Florian Monastery-Library, Austria

15. Library of the Prussian King Frederic the Second in Potsdam, Germany

16. Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek Weimar II, Germany

17. August Herzog Library, Wolfenbüttel, Germany

18. Waldsassen Abbey Library, Bavaria, Germany

19. Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, Belgium

20. Rijkmuseum Library, Amsterdam

21. Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands

22. Dutch Royal Archives Library, Netherlands

23. Library of St. Walburga, Zutphen, Netherland (Preserved from the 16th century)‏

24. Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland

25. Beatus Rhenanus Library, Basel, Switzerland

26. Vatican Library, Vatican City, Rome

27. Sansovino Library, Rome, Italy

28. Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy

29. Angelica Library, Rome, Italy

30. Biblioteca Di Bella Arti, Milan, Italy

31. Library of the National Palace of Mafra, Portugal

32. Joanina Library, University of Coimbra, Portugal

33. Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda Lisboa III, Lisbon, Portugal

34. Real Gabinete Português De Leitura Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

35. Bibliotecha de la Real Academia De La Lengua, Madrid, Spain

36. Salamanca Library, Salamanca, Spain

37. Biblioteca Castilla La Mancha, Spain

38. El Escorial Library, San Lorenzo, Spain

39. The New Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

40. Rennie Mackintosh Library, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

41. Sorbonne Library, Paris, France

42. Bibliotheque Alencon, Normandy, France

43. Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, France

44. University-Library, Helsinki, Finland Theology Room at St. Deiniol's library, North Wales

45. Trinity College LIbrary, AKA, The Long Room, Dublin, Ireland

46. Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge, England

47. Bodleian Library, Oxford University, England

48. Queen's College Library Oxford

49. National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

50. Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England

51. Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England

52. Chetham's Library, Manchester, UK

53. Yale, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

54. Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

55. Suzzallo Library, Seattle, Washington,

56. New York Public Library, New York, USA

57. North Reading Room, UC Berkeley, California, USA

58. Riggs Library, Georgetown University, USA

59. George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

60. Boston Copley Public Library, Boston, USA

61. Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

62. Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada

63. Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico

64. State Library, Victoria, Australia

65. The End