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Weekly Lists #67: 5 Libraries I want to Visit

So everybody probably knows by now that I love books. What probably follows from that rather logically, is that I also love libraries. Like, to the point that I’ve basically already designed what I want my private library to look like, later, when I have my own house, in about 50 years… Apart from that, though, there’s also a bunch of libraries that I want to visit. And here’s my current top 5!

1. The Central Library of Leuven University

It’s basically looks like Hogwarts on the inside, okay.

Source: Flickr
Source: Flickr

Sure, I might have some bad associations with this one because I used to go there to study, but still: just look at that facade!

2. The Vatican Secret Archives

I’ve wanted to go there ever since I read Dan Brown’s The Bernini Mystery  honestly, no shame. I loved that book and I want to see all of this in real life. Also, can you even imagine the kind of treasures that must be lying there?

Source: tukro.org
Source: tukro.org

3. Bodleian Library (Oxford)

If the first library in this list looked just like Hogwarts, this one actually is Hogwarts. Seriously. As in: this is where they filmed (some of) the Harry Potter library scenes. And yes, I’ve already been here, but you know what? I need to go back! Like yesterday!

4. Trinity College Dublin

Another one I’ve technically already been to, but I just want to go back so badly – this library is absolutely stunning and it has such amazing documents!

Source: AshlingHotel
Source: AshlingHotel

5. Austrian National Library, Vienna

So obviously this entire list has a theme, and that theme is places that look like they could be part of a movie. This last one definitely fits into that category, or at the very least: the State Hall does. What can I say: just look at it!

Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

So there you have it, that’s my current top 5 libraries that I want to visite. Do you have any other libraries which you feel should definitely be part of this list? Be sure to let me know below!

-Saar