I know you guys love books. People who are interested in languages love reading and books as well. Somehow, we instinctly know that learning involves reading. 🙂
However, a lot variables may affect the reading experience. The most important one of them is the atmosphere. While you can read for hours in a place you like, you can read and read the same line without understanding a word in another place. With this in mind, I searched the best libraries around the world. Let’s see what I’ve found:
Canadian Library of Parliament-Ottawa, Canada
Abbey Library of St. Gall- Switzerland
Admont Abbey Library- Austria
Bibliotheca Alexandrina- Alexandria, Egypt
British Museum Reading Room- London, England
El Real Monasterio de El Escorial- Madrid, Spain
Mitchell Library- Sydney, Australia
National-Library, Site Richelieu -Paris, France
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Strahov Theological Hall- Prague, Czech Republic
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Posted by Jeff on September 21, 2012 at 04:04
Beautiful, but I would not be able to focus, instead I would just look around at my surroundings.
Posted by allmylanguages on September 21, 2012 at 15:02
Awesome! And I already thought the trinity-college library in Dublin is impressive. Do have pictures of the inside of the library in Minsk / Belarus?
Posted by Aim Danışmanlık on September 21, 2012 at 20:02
I’ve found it for you on Google 🙂 Here is the link: http://unusual-architecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/national-library-minsk-belarus-main3.jpg
Posted by allmylanguages on September 21, 2012 at 20:31
Thanks a lot!
Posted by Maria Fresta on September 22, 2012 at 15:14
They’re gorgeous! The problem is, I would rather look around than focusing on the reading.
This is not a library, it’s a bookshop, but I believe it’s one of the most beautiful bookshops around the world: Livraria Lello in Oporto, Portugal
Here’s the link:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livraria_Lello_e_Irm%C3%A3o
Posted by George Michael on September 22, 2012 at 16:01
Waw,Thank you so very much for this
George