Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P57.Codrington Library, All Soul’s College, Oxford University, UK.
28-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) The Codrington Library is an academic library in the city of Oxford, England. It is the library of All Souls College, a graduate constituent college of the University of Oxford.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P56.Beitou Library, Taipei, Taiwan.
26-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch is a public library in Beitou Park, located within Beitou District, northern Taipei, Taiwan.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P55.Malmo City Library, Malmo, Sweden.
26-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) Malmo City Library first opened on 12 December 1905, then in Hotel Tunneln. At that time they had 3,096 volumes – books and periodicals. In 1946, it moved to "The Castle" at Regementsgatan. The Castle, as it had come to be known as, was originally built for Malmo Museum, and was designed by the architects John Smedberg and Fredrik Sundbärg who had been inspired by Danish and Southern Swedish renaissance castles.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P54.Tripitaka Koreana, Haeinsa Temple, South Korea.
26-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) The buildings of Janggyeong Panjeon, which date from the 15th century, were constructed to house the woodblocks, which are also revered as exceptional works of art. As the oldest depository of the Tripitaka , they reveal an astonishing mastery of the invention and implementation of the conservation techniques used to preserve these woodblocks.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P53.Pontifical Lateran University Library, Rome, Italy.
25-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) The bulk of them are now deposited in the newly restored underground vaults as in the original plan; in the assembly hall block towards the entrance gate.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P52. Angelica Library, Rome, Italy.
25-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) The Angelica Library is in Rome, Italy. It is a public library located in the Piazza Sant'Agostino square, next to the church of Sant'Agostino, not far from Piazza Navona.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P51.Warsaw University Library, Poland.
21-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) Warsaw University Library is a library of the University of Warsaw, Poland.The library was founded in 1816, linguist Samuel Linde became its first director. The library initially housed mostly theological and historical books, the collection was however enlarged by papers from other scientific fields in 1825.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P50.Lehigh University Library, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
21-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) Lehigh’s Linderman Library, affectionately known as “Lindy” to students, has gained an impressive reputation, topping numerous lists of most beautiful college libraries.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P49.Grand People’s Study House, Pyongyang, North Korea.
18-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) The Grand People's Study House is the central library located in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. The building is situated on Kim Il-sung Square by the banks of the Taedong River.
Top 100 Largest Libraries In The World - P48.Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo, Japan.
18-12-2017
(Wcsa.world) Sou Fujimoto’s new library for the famous Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan, suggests that in the internet-age a library is just that: a library! All it needs are good lighting, good orientation, bookshelves, and nice reading areas. Fujimoto’s Musashino Art University Library has all these ingredients, and more.
