The World's Most Beautiful Libraries

And plenty of what to some might seem like junk.

From Darwin to Dickens to Christie and Twain, this library that looks more like a residence than anything else has always counted the greats as members.

Renzo Piano’s inviting design may herald an Athens of the future, but not all are convinced.

Will Bruder is the architect of the mesa-like central library in Phoenix that just won a huge architecture award. Both the man and the building are full of surprises.

It was the crowning achievement of the ideas of one history's greatest architects.

It’s a bibliophile’s dream, full of centuries-old books arranged in rustic cabinets with such nostalgic genres as mineralogy and “military art.”

From Instagram influencers to the homeless community, everyone is welcome to this elaborate reading nook.