Where will you go if you want to read books or focus on your study? Most people think libraries are one of the most suitable choices, given that they are quiet and catered with a wide range of materials which will be of great support for your searching and learning. However, when entering one of these following libraries, I think that you may not focus completely on your study at first because of their beauty and their luxury.
Boston Public Library, Boston
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Established in 1848, the BPL was the first publicly supported municipal library in America. The Boston Public Library contains approximately 23 million items encompassing all formats including books, DVDs, maps, music scores, and visual materials, making it the second-largest public library in the United States behind only the Library of Congress (with nearly 35 million items).
BNF Site François Mitterrand, Paris
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The Bibliothèque nationale de France is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.
Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève, Paris
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Sainte-Geneviève Library is a public and university library in Paris, which inherited the collection of the Abbey of St Genevieve. The library contains around 2 million documents.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
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Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
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The Bibliothèque Mazarine was initially the personal library of Cardinal Mazarin (1602–1661), who was a great bibliophile. By the time of the French Revolution, the Bibliothèque Mazarine sheltered more than 60,000 volumes. The library became public and received a considerable number of books seized from the nobles or from religious congregations. Among its collection of 2,370 incunabula is a specimen of the Gutenberg Bible known as the Bible Mazarine.
Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
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Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne, Paris
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The Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne is an inter-university library in Paris, France. It is situated in the Sorbonne building. It is a medieval institution of the Sorbonne, which evolved over the centuries as part of the University of Paris.
Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne , Paris
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Bibliothèque du Sénat, Paris
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Biblioteca Vallicelliana, Rome
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The Biblioteca Vallicelliana is a library in Rome, Italy. The library is located in the Oratorio dei Filippini complex built by Francesco Borromini in Piazza della Chiesa Nuova.
Biblioteca Vallicelliana, Rome
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Biblioteca Angelica, Rome
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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. Angelica’s heritage consist of nearly 200,000 volumes.
