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Bibliothèque Nationale De France, Paris, France and George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA1,2
The first libraries in the world were collections of texts written on clay tablets. Some of these archives discovered in Sumer (modern-day southern Iraq) date back as far as 2600 BC.
In the classical period the Library of Alexandria, in Egypt, functioned as a major center for academia. It existed from the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC.
Throughout the centuries since, libraries have played an important role in many cities not only as places of places for books but as meeting and study centers. They were and still are often designed to show off the architecture of the time and as a cultural centre-point.
Even though e-books and digital archives have taken over in many places, libraries themselves are still important places for quiet research and reflection.
Read on for a list of beautiful libraries across the globe. If you have some other suggestions, let us know in the comments.
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