You could argue when it comes to a library, inspiration most importantly lies between the walls, rather than in the walls themselves.
But it’s no use having a building full of fantastic books if no one ever enters to read them. Check out these six cathedrals of education, arguably the world’s most sublime modern library buildings.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina – El Shtaby (Egypt)
Seattle Central Library – Seattle (U.S.)
La bibliothèque Louis Nucéra (La Tête Carrée (Thinking inside the box)) – Nice (France)
Geisel Library (University of California) – San Diego (U.S.)
Kansas City Public Library Parking Garage – Kansas (U.S.)
The National Library – Minsk (Belarus)
(Main image: Ben Lunsford)
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