15 of the World’s Most Exquisite Libraries
Strahov Abbey Library, Prague, Czech Republic
Tripitaka Koreana, Haeinsa Temple, South Korea
Will Pryce: “Visiting this library was an extraordinary, if fraught, experience…”
Tianyi Chamber, Ningbo, China
James Campbell: “This is the oldest surviving Chinese library, dating from 1561…”
The Peabody Library, Baltimore, U.S.
Will Pryce: “This is an extraordinary space, a temple to the industrial age…”
Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena, Italy
James Campbell: “This is the closest you can get to what a medieval library looked like…”
Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy
Will Pryce: “It’s an extraordinary piece of design, a statement of confidence…”
Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal
Will Pryce: “This is a very imposing library from a time when Portugal was extremely wealthy…”
Mafra Palace Library, Mafra, Portugal
James Campbell: “The Mafra Palace Library in Mafra, Portugal is at 88 meters the longest Rococo monastic library…”
