The world's most beautiful libraries, AKA my bucket list
Maybe CNN is having a fine old time making fun of Charm City, but we've got something New York doesn't: one of the 20 most beautiful libraries in the world.
Well, according to a definitive list that Sarah over at Reality Check found on the Internet. And of course, we trust everything on the Internet!
This list of places I must see before I die includes the British Museum's Reading Room, the Rijkmuseum Library in Amsterdam, the Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra in Portugal and the Central Library in Seattle. (And of course, the Library of Congress was included.)
But most impressive: Baltimore's own George Peabody Library made the cut. While it's not surprising -- the place is simply stunning -- it's nice to see Mobtown recognized for something positive for a change.
(Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis)
Comments
Years ago I went to a wedding at the Peabody Library. It was amazing.
I think I saw this list when it was first published, but I really need to bookmark it so I can come back and look at it more often. This year I managed to bring my number of beautiful libraries visited to three; on my honeymoon, we went to Trinity College and the Long Room is really incredible in person.
Posted by: kam | December 14, 2009 1:08 PM
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Posted by: Kham | June 21, 2010 10:57 PM