Most people reading this site have a library which is limited to them . See how yours stacks up against the world ’s best and most beautiful library . From Snake River - walks to ground starship to views that might keep the great unwashed ’s eyes off their book of account , we ’ll gratify in library porn .
Like most masses , my favorite library is the one I go to as a kid . It had a sale riposte ( where paperbacks were twenty - five cents ) and a beautiful , full - acquire redwood tree diagram that was encircle by the entrance ramp . It also had a big basement satiate with old periodicals that no one looked at ( and was therefore perfect for the leisurely reading of blue material like back issue of Cosmo and Lady Chatterley ’s Lover ) . I fuck that place .
I do have to hold , though , that it does n’t rate compared tothese beautiful subroutine library . Here we have the Bibliothek des Rechtswissenschaftlichen Instituts in Zurich doing its best impression of a crown of thorns between a bookish heaven and the mothership . describe up to read along the privileged wall of the central helix is n’t just pure because of the view and the chance to flirt with the person directly across the chasm from you . There ’s a giant skylight above this that , from the outside , makes the whole building look like it ’s carry a massive , superb low-spirited beetle on its back . The the great unwashed inside just have to register and listen to the echo and resist the urge to run zip fastener lines between the floor . Or mayhap they do n’t have to resist . You never know how permissive library faculty will be .

The Seattle Public Library , meanwhile , enjoys making its frequenter feel like they ’re inside an marine museum . That ’s a neat john considering how much water is always going to be come up down outdoors of the library . If you have a minute or two to spare , search for images of masses wash those triangular windows . They have to be brave , tireless , and well - versed in geometry . There ’s a price for being this chic . The inside is fairly coolheaded as well , with one hall entirely drenched in ruddy light , and chair that depend like little dim pill . Still , it ’s the watery - looking not - quite - exterior that really make this spot radiate .
The Biblioteca España , in Medellin , Colombia does n’t give a damn about chic . It ’s just number to conquer us puny human . This is an antidote for anyone who thinks that picturesque library have to be Hogwartsian . There ’s no quaint charm here . There ’s no cute brickwork or darling towers . There are not even any clean , geometric lines . There are just vast construction with strategical sheen , that look like they ’re about to abuse off that mound and crush humanity under their fists . ( Or whatever the equivalent of fist that libraries have . ) The niggling connecting line between the front two edifice , by the path , is a walkway with the most badass view that anyone could need . face at those buildings . They are as beautiful and terrible as the morn . Treacherous as the ocean ! stiff than the foundations of the earth ! All shall love this library , and desperation .
I think my favorite , though , is the snake mural leading up to the UCSD library in San Diego ( show up top ) . It ’s equal contribution hippie mural , challenging landscaping undertaking , and court to the sr. gods . Drool with envy over these , and tell us about your favorite depository library .

Top figure : Ray from LA . Seattle Library : Jan Tik . Biblioteca Espana : Alejandro Sajor . Snake Mural : Travis Hornung . ViaSpot Cool Stuff .
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