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Jan 1, 1074
Library of the Benedictine Monastery
http://www.austria.info/uk/discover/admont-monastery-1248137.html-Located in Admont, Austria
-Has been called the eighth wonder of the world.
-The library has been considered one of the largest late Baroque works of art in Europe -
Jan 1, 1089
Melk Monastery Library
http://leeabrownphotography.com/2013/01/benedictine-monasteries-melk/-Located in Melk, Austria
-Was rebuilt in 1702 and 1763
-Has guidded tours March through November -
Jan 1, 1256
Danish Royal Library
http://www.kasb.dk/uk/Menu/About+the+Library/About+the+library-In Copenhagan, Denmark
-Has two branches Holmen (archtecture, design and preforming arts) and Amalieglade (conservation)
-Has 14 employees and 8 student workers -
Trinity College Library
http://www.tcd.ie/Library/epb/history.php
-Located in Dublin, Ireland
-Largest library in Ireland
-Has The Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow -
State Library of Victoria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Library_of_Victoria
-In Australia
-The first reading room was the Queen Reading Room that opened in 1859 five years after the library opened.
-The landmarked Domed Reading Room was opened in 1913 -
Peabody Library
http://guides.library.jhu.edu/content.php?pid=205178&sid=1712833-It is located in Baltimore
-Known as the "Cathedral of Books"
-Cost $400,000 and was -
The Morgan Library and Museum
http://www.themorgan.org/about/history.asp-Located in New York, New York
-Latest renovation added 75,000 squar e feet in 2006
-The library became open to the public in1924 -
Stockholm Library
http://bookriot.com/2013/04/30/cool-bookish-places-stockholm-public-library/
-Located in Stockholm, Sweden
-Built in a open shelf concept which was coming into style at the time
-The main room has an open concept and the walls aere round and circular -
Library of Alexandria
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/06/the-mysterious-fate-of-the-library-of-alexandria/-Has the world's largest main reading room
-It took $220 million to rebuild the libary -
Jay Walker's Library
http://www.walkerdigital.com/the-walker-library_welcome.html
-Is in Connecticut
-Houses the original 1957 Russian Sputnik
-The design for the library was made by artist M.C. Escher
