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Libraries, Learning, and Leisure

Libraries, Learning, and Leisure

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Created by Phil Stamato • Updated On: October 14, 2014

Taken from Buzzfeed's "49 Breathtaking Libraries From All Over The World." http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattortile/49-breathtaking-libraries-from-all-over-the-world

New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

1. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews
Butler Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

2. Butler Library

7.9
535 W 114th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
College Library · West Harlem · 58 tips and reviews
Library of Congress is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

3. Library of Congress

9.2
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Library · Southeast Washington · 186 tips and reviews
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

4. Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

9.0
R. Luís de Camões, 30, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Library · Centro · 62 tips and reviews

5. Place de la Sorbonne

8.9
Place de la Sorbonne, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · Sorbonne · 18 tips and reviews

6. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

121 Wall St (Yale University), New Haven, CT
College Library · Downtown New Haven · 18 tips and reviews
All Souls College is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

7. All Souls College

High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire
University · 1 tip
Trinity College Old Library & The Book of Kells Exhibition is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

8. Trinity College Old Library & The Book of Kells Exhibition

9.0
Sean Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide & Taispeántas Leabhar Cheanannais, Dublin, Dublin City
College Library · 142 tips and reviews
National Library of Belarus is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

9. National Library of Belarus

7.6
(Нацыянальная бібліятэка Беларусі)
просп. Независимости, 116, Мінск, Мінск
Library · 88 tips and reviews
Balme Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

10. Balme Library

University of Ghana, Accra, Greater Accra Region
College Library · 8 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

11. Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra

8.4
Rua Larga, Coimbra, Coimbra
Library · 6 tips and reviews

12. UW: Suzzallo Library

1 NE Pacific St (On Red Square), Seattle, WA
College Library · University District · 20 tips and reviews

13. Philologische Bibliothek der FU Berlin

Habelschwerdter Allee 45 (FU Berlin), Berlin, Berlin
College Library · Dahlem · 8 tips and reviews
Geisel Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

14. Geisel Library

9500 Gilman Dr Dept 175 (Hopkins Lane at Voigt Dr), La Jolla, CA
College Library · 25 tips and reviews
Admont is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

15. Admont

Sculpture Garden · 1 tip
Biblioteca PUL is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

16. Biblioteca PUL

Pontificia Università Lateranense - PUL (Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4), Roma, Lazio
College Library · Monti · No tips or reviews
Library of Parliament is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

17. Library of Parliament

7.8
111 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON
Government Building · Byward Market-Parliament Hill · 2 tips and reviews
Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

18. Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz

9.0
Mailänder Platz 1, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Library · Mitte · 28 tips and reviews
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

19. Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF)

9.0
Quai François Mauriac, Paris, Île-de-France
Library · 36 tips and reviews
Robarts Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

20. Robarts Library

130 St George St (University of Toronto), Toronto, ON
College Library · University · 49 tips and reviews
Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

21. Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

1100 E 57th St, Chicago, IL
College Library · Hyde Park · 12 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Vasconcelos is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

22. Biblioteca Vasconcelos

9.3
Eje 1 Norte (Mosqueta) (Esq. con Aldama), Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal
Library · 402 tips and reviews
Thompson Memorial Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

23. Thompson Memorial Library

124 Raymond Ave (Vassar College), Poughkeepsie, NY
College Library · 2 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Central is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

24. Biblioteca Central

8.7
UNAM Ciudad Universitaria (Circuito Interior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria), Coyoacán, Distrito Federal
College Library · 209 tips and reviews

25. Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial

8.9
Av. de Juan de Borbón y Battemberg, El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid
Monastery · 90 tips and reviews
Harper Memorial Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

26. Harper Memorial Library

1116 E 59th St (btwn University & Ellis), Chicago, IL
College Library · Hyde Park · 13 tips and reviews
Seattle Central Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

27. Seattle Central Library

9.0
1000 4th Ave (btwn Madison & Spring), Seattle, WA
Library · Seattle Central Business District · 152 tips and reviews
Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

28. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Plein 2, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland
Capitol Building · Centrum · 13 tips and reviews

Phil S.Phil Stamato: Check out the Handelingenkamer.

29. 臺北市立圖書館北投分館 Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch

9.1
光明路251號, 台北市
Library · Běitóu Qū · 17 tips and reviews
MUST University is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

30. MUST University

Extension of 26th of July Axis (El Motamayez District), مدينة ٦ أكتوبر, محافظة الجيزة
University · 24 tips and reviews
Villanueva is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

31. Villanueva

8.5
La Guajira
City · 14 tips and reviews

Phil S.Phil Stamato: Visit the Villanueva Public Library

Los Angeles Public Library - Central is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

32. Los Angeles Public Library - Central

8.7
630 W 5th St (btwn Flower & Grand Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Library · Financial District · 77 tips and reviews
金沢海みらい図書館 is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

33. 金沢海みらい図書館

8.6
寺中町イ1-1, 金沢市, 石川県
Library · 10 tips and reviews
Galway Mayo Institute of Tecnhology (GMIT) is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

34. Galway Mayo Institute of Tecnhology (GMIT)

Dublin Rd, Galway, Co Galway
University · Mervue · 1 tip
Biblioteca Pompeu Fabra is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

35. Biblioteca Pompeu Fabra

Plaza Occitània, s/n, Mataró, Catalunya
College Library · 5 tips and reviews
TU Delft Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

36. TU Delft Library

Prometheusplein 1, Delft, Zuid-Holland
College Library · Wippolder · 21 tips and reviews

37. SZTE József Attila Tanulmányi- és Információs Központ

8.4
Ady tér 10., Szeged, Csongrád megye
College Library · 20 tips and reviews
Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

38. Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen

Korte Nieuwstraat 33, Antwerpen, Provincie Antwerpen
University · Historisch Centrum · 3 tips and reviews
Bishan Public Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

39. Bishan Public Library

7.2
5 Bishan Place #01-01, Singapore
Library · Bishan · 17 tips and reviews
AIMST University Library Building is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

40. AIMST University Library Building

3 1/2, Bukit Ayer Nasi (Jalan Semeling), Bedong, Kedah
College Library · 4 tips and reviews
Vivanta by Taj - Connemara is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

41. Vivanta by Taj - Connemara

7.7
Connemara, (Binny Road), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Hotel · 24 tips and reviews
Det Kongelige Bibliotek - Den Sorte Diamant is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

42. Det Kongelige Bibliotek - Den Sorte Diamant

9.2
Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, København K, Region Hovedstaden
Library · Slotsholmen · 74 tips and reviews
St. Peter's Basilica is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

43. St. Peter's Basilica

9.5
(Basilica Sancti Petri)
Piazza San Pietro, Vatican
Church · Città del Vaticano · 637 tips and reviews
Bibliotheca Alexandrina is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

44. Bibliotheca Alexandrina

9.1
(مكتبة الإسكندرية)
Emtedad Dr. Abd Al Hamid Sayed- Al Azaritah, Shatby, اسكندرية
Library · 70 tips and reviews
Vancouver Public Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

45. Vancouver Public Library

9.1
350 West Georgia St (btwn Homer & Hamilton), Vancouver, BC
Library · Downtown Vancouver · 75 tips and reviews
Cairo University is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

46. Cairo University

(جامعة القاهرة)
Cairo University St., Giza, Giza Governorate
University · Giza · 35 tips and reviews
Sendai Station is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

47. Sendai Station

6.4
(川内駅)
鳥追町1-1, 薩摩川内市, 鹿児島県
Rail Station · 12 tips and reviews

Phil S.Phil Stamato: Visit the Sendai Mediatheque

Universiteit Utrecht is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

48. Universiteit Utrecht

Heidelberglaan 8 (Universiteitsweg), Utrecht, Utrecht
University · De Uithof · 3 tips and reviews
George Peabody Library is one of Libraries, Learning, and Leisure.

49. George Peabody Library

8.7
17 E Mount Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD
Library · Mount Vernon · 16 tips and reviews