Library

Budapest, Hungary

BME OMIKK

This cathedral-like reading room is part of the library at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, one of the oldest universities of its kind.

Bucharest, Romania

Cărturești Carusel

This bookstore in Bucharest, Romania, confiscated by the Communists in the 1940s, has been home to a bank, a men's clothing store, and a department store.

Repository of more than 200 years of city archives, Ontario, Canada

City of Toronto Archives

This archive in Toronto has been active since 1792. Over 1.2 million photographs are stored, including the first known photos of the city taken in 1856-1857.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

Ranked as the 4th most beautiful library in the world by Time Magazine, this Brazilian library is also a national cultural heritage site.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Central Library

This library features an historic rotunda painted with intricate murals and a zodiac chandelier with 48 lights - the number of states at the time of construction.

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Rand Club

These fanciful interiors belong to the oldest private club in Johannesburg, South Africa that has undergone transformations in recent years.

Coloane, Macau

Coloane Library

Built on reclaimed sea salt farms in Macau, this former school was transformed into a library in 1983.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Stony Island Arts Bank

A former savings and loan bank, this exhibition center is a hub for black art and culture.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Providence Public Library

Multiple societies came together in the late 1800s to create the first free public library in Rhode Island, which later morphed into this magnificent structure.

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New York, New York, United States

Morgan Library & Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum, once the private office and library of financier J.P. Morgan, is now a museum and scholarly research center in New York City.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

George Peabody Library

The Peabody Institute in Baltimore, MD is known as the "Cathedral of Books" and is now part of Baltimore's free library system.

Bucharest, Romania

Central University Library

Thirty years after its founding, the University of Bucharest inherited this library which quickly grew from 3,400 volumes to over two million books and periodicals.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Delaware Historical Society Research Library

Founded in 1864, the Delaware Historical Society (DHS) was initially created to preserve materials related to the American Civil War.

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