Royal library

“architecture is art.”

Italian photographer Massimo Listri has spent decades traversing the globe to document the spectacular architecture, sculptural elements, and furnishings of historic libraries. His new book, The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries, includes views inside such rarefied locations as the Palafoxiana Library in Pueblo, Mexico and the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, France. Listri also includes descriptions and histories of each library. The 560-page tome is published by TASCHEN and available…

And read every single book.

Admont Abbey Library, built in 1776 is 70 metres long, 14 metres wide and 13 metres high, and is the largest monastery library in the…

This magnificent space is part of the Austrian National Library, located in the imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Formerly known as the Imperial Library (Hof-Bibliothek), the State Hall (“P…

Stiftsbibliothek, Admont Monastery Library, Austria High in the Austrian Alps in western Steiermark, this

Dear architecture buffs, book lovers and library aficionados: A new book just arriving...