Mark Twain said: "In a good library, there is a magical atmosphere that helps you absorb the wisdom of all books without even opening them."
If Mark Twain saw these libraries, he might well go crazy with happiness.
1. McAllen Public Library in the building of an abandoned Walmart supermarket.
2. Bookstore Acqua Alta in Venice. The place is very atmospheric. It mainly contains books in Italian. But if you dig around, everyone can find something interesting.
3. And how do you find such a cozy corner for reading?
4. The house of this book-lover. One can only imagine how interesting the interlocutor is the owner of these apartments.
5. Such a little careless, but nevertheless quite a cozy room for reading is in Paris. Shakespeare and the company are quite comfortable here.
6. A house on a rock in Wisconsin is often called the eighth wonder of the world. It's nice that there was a place for bookshelves.
7. Yale University has a unique library of rare books and manuscripts called Beynek. A fascinating place with beauty and monumentality.
8. Many book lovers would like to visit this reading room at the Public Library of New York.
9. And this is the royal reading room of Portugal. God, how much unique literature has been collected there!
10. The building of the former theater in Buenos Aires was very successfully rebuilt under a bookstore, in which a special chamber atmosphere reigns.
11. In Scotland there is a shop of books used. Here literature can be bought with a good discount.
12. If you are in Holland, try to visit the library "Book Mountain" in Spiikenisse.
13. The owner of this room came up to the interior design very original. The main thing is that the room is well ventilated, and the books do not suffer from moisture. And so, the idea is very good - to relax in a warm bath with foam and an interesting book at hand.
14. In this house, there must be special gatherings - very quiet and intellectual!
15. The national library "Yuan" in Beijing is incredibly cozy.
16. The library Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is made in the best traditions: spiral staircase, high stands in several floors, large windows.
17. In a French library, a person unaccustomed to such a scope can quite walk like a museum.
18. Although not, the Bodleian Library in Oxford is much more like a museum.
19. Here is another kind of the same Bodlein library.
20. United Oxford Library.
21. The Biltmore estate is one of the most important sights of North Carolina. The library located in it deserves special attention.
22. A library at Trinity College in Dublin is called "Long Room".
23. In the Japanese International Library of Children's Literature, many adults would surely like to visit. That's where you need to instill in children a love of reading!
24. Professor Richard Maxie teaches at Johns Hopkins University. Its home library has about 70,000 books and is the largest personal library in the state of Maryland.
25. California Hirst Castle is famous throughout the world. In it everything is luxurious: from the bedroom to the huge reading room.
26. The University of Coimbra (Portugal) is one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe. And the library here is appropriate.
27. If you live in your home, and the place allows, you can build here such a room for the soul and for work.
28. The scale of the public library of Cincinnati is amazing and admirable.
29. The Lello & Sons bookshop in Porto is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world.
30. The Library of Congress is the largest in the world. It is located in Washington.