These libraries are located all over the world, with different architecture and features ranging from elegant, classic and extravagant to modern, functional and space saving. Some look like palaces and others like modern art museums, but bookworms alike will want to live in them forever.
1. Stuttgart City Library, Stuttgart, Germany
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Image via Architectural Digest.
2. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York City, New York, USA
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Image via Architectural Digest.
3. Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo, Japan
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Image via Architectural Digest.
4. Vennesla Library and Culture House, Vennesla, Norway
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5. Library of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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6. José Vasconcelos Library, México City, Mexico
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7. Amsterdam Public Library, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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8. UNAM Central Library, Mexico City, Mexico
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9. Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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10. Kansas City Central Library, Kansas City, Missouri
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11. Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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12. Mediatheque Sandro Penna, Perugia, Italy
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13. Admont Library, Amont, Austria
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14. The Escorial Library, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
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15. The Liyuan Library, Jiaojiehe, China
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16. Beinecke Rare Book Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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17. University of Law Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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