Palaces of Self-Discovery: Amazing Libraries Across Europe

Seems like no one visits libraries anymore. It’s such a shame, because it’s a place where you can literally surround yourself with knowledge, and what could be so bad about that? Sure, libraries have a bit of a “been there, done that” image, but they just need some new marketing and public relations people to get them back on the map (ironically, they actually are on most maps).

Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Salle Labrouste, Paris, 1868

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, 1850

Grimm Zentrum Library, Berlin, 2009