Its golden shelves are said to have inspired one ofDisney's's most beloved classics.
This library rivals Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel in beauty.He won't have to wait two hours in the column of the Vatican.
Admont Abbey in Austria is said to have one of the finest libraries in the world. Walking from shelf to shelf feels like wandering through a fairy tale.
In his monastery near Hallstatt, founded in 1074, nearly a thousand years ago, he still has 20-30 monks living there today.
'Admont' means 'in the mountains' and refers to the wonderful surroundings. But it's not the Alpine scenery that takes visitors here.
Abbey. The shelf is said to have been the inspiration behind Disney's Beauty and the Beast castle library. A classic library scene mirrors Admont's, with thousands of books for the avid book lover Belle.
Built in 1776 by architect Joseph Huber, the floor-to-ceiling shelving of his library spans two of his floors, with balconies all around, adding to its fairy-tale charm. increase.
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Disney)Monastery's Magnificent Cloisters Photo Project Coincidence was also picked up by Wes Anderson. A collection of photographs of surreal and colorful buildings and places around the world.
But at 70 meters long and 14 meters wide, Admont is also the largest monastic library in the world.
Its shelves house 70,000 of his books and hundreds of manuscripts, some of which date back to his eighth century.
Also included are 900 volumes of "incunulbae". This is a pre-1500s book or pamphlet in the very early stages of printing in Europe. The pieces are highly protected as greasy fingers and exposure can cause irreparable damage.
Admont show off an ornate frescoed ceiling depicting the seven stages of human understanding, including thought and language, science and art.
It is said that the artist Bartolomeo Altamonte took two years to complete the painting.
Libraries aren't the only places that attract 80,000 people each year. The monastery also has a museum of "curiosities" containing crystals, stuffed animals and more than 250,000 insect specimens.
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DeAgostini/Getty Images)Apparently the museum has the largest collection of flies in Europe.
However, while Bell's library remains a major tourist attraction, the bookshelves are off-limits and the public is forbidden to touch the books. And there are certainly no beanbags to pull up.
So if you're looking to curl up in a beautiful place like Roald Dahl's Matilda to read, think again.
