The most famous libraries in the world that you must visit

Libraries are storehouses of different books. The hunger and thirst for knowledge of many people can be satisfied by the libraries. Students and professors are the ones that mostly visit libraries. There are famous libraries that have outstanding collection of different books. These famous libraries also have unique architectural designs that students, professors and other people will definitely love. 

Below is the list of the most famous libraries in the world. 

1. Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress located in Washington is said to be the largest library that you can find in the world. The library was established in 1800. It is composed of three buildings and has a collection of over 32 million books, 61 million manuscripts, 1 million newspapers, 14 million photos, 5 million maps and many other more. Moreover, the Library of Congress is known as the national library of America. The library is always open to the public.

2. Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library is one of America's oldest libraries. It was first opened on March 20, 1854. Now, it serves as a municipal library in Boston, Massachusetts. It is also the second largest library located in the United States. The library is reported to have at least 22 million items such as medieval manuscripts, Daniel Dafoe collection, colonial Boston records, beautiful murals and a lot of rare collections. 

3. Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library is the library located in the University of Oxford. The university, which was founded in 1602, is the oldest university in Europe. The university's library was designed by an architect with the name Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. The library is now popular for having at least 11 million items which include the First Folio of Shakespeare and Gutenberg Bible. And because of the unique beauty of Bodleian Library, it is now a favorite venue for a lot of film shootings.

4. Vatican Library 
The Vatican Library is suspected to be the oldest library in the world because it was founded in 1475. It is said to be as old as the Roman Catholic Church. As the years pass by, a lot more books are being added to the library. There are at least one million books in the library. And there are at least 75,000 manuscripts. The main reason why many people love to visit the library is because the library has the oldest manuscript of the bible. 

5. New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the fifth famous library in the world. It was established in response to former New York Governor Samuel Tilden's dying wish of having a free library and accessible reading room in New York. It has a fabulous collection of at least 50 million items. The first Gutenberg bible in America is placed in the library. Also, the public library has already been seen in some famous Hollywood movies such as "The day after tomorrow" and "Ghostbusters." The library is also considered as one of the very important research libraries in the planet. 
Truly, the most famous libraries in the world serve as a very important tool to supply the knowledge everyone needs. Without these libraries, the present and future generation would not be able to fully enjoy all the knowledge discovered in the past. So if you have free time, try to visit one of these famous libraries.



Sources:
http://librarysciencelist.com/25-most-famous-libraries-of-the-world/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/51788/62-worlds-most-beautiful-libraries
http://www.topdesignmag.com/20-of-the-worlds-most-famous-libraries/
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