Libraries

Connected Sites: 89

WHS containing historically significant libraries. Building and/or collection must still exist.

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Connected Sites

Seville
Seville
Spain
Inscribed: 1987
4.00
567
12
Archivo De Indias
Haeinsa Temple
Haeinsa Temple
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 1995
3.44
111
9
Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
Strahov Monastery Library
Puebla
Puebla
Mexico
Inscribed: 1987
3.38
199
9
Biblioteca Palafoxana
Vatican City
Inscribed: 1984
4.29
828
9
"In 1475, Sixtus Iv Founded The Vatican Library, Which Is The First Open To The Public In Europe; The Collections Of Manuscripts And Books, Prints, Drawings, Coins And Decorative Arts, Constantly Increased Through The Centuries, Making It An Invaluable Repository Of Human Culture." (Ouv)
Classical Weimar
Inscribed: 1998
3.00
280
10
Anna Amalia Library
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
(Topkapi) Enderun Library
Pannonhalma
Inscribed: 1996
2.69
175
9
Salamanca
Inscribed: 1988
3.55
258
10
Old Library Of The University Of Salamanca
Venice and its Lagoon
Inscribed: 1987
4.51
828
18
Biblioteca Marciana; San Lazzaro Degli Armeni With Its 150000 Vol Library
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
Hofburg Library
Abbey of St Gall
Abbey of St Gall
Switzerland
Inscribed: 1983
3.14
277
6
St. Gall Library
El Escurial
Inscribed: 1984
3.36
328
13
Budapest
Budapest
Hungary
Inscribed: 1987
3.88
754
15
Burg Library
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Inscribed: 1997
3.03
229
11
Royal Library
Florence
Inscribed: 1982
4.46
801
15
National Central Library, Laurentian Library, Biblioteca Riccardiana, Gabinetto Vieusseux
Westminster
Westminster
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1987
3.61
904
15
House Of Common's Library In Westminster Palace
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2000
3.38
275
12
Stift Melk's Monastic Library & Göttweig Abbey: The Abbey Has A Library Of 130,000 Books And Manuscripts, And A Particularly Important Collection Of Religious Engravings, Besides Valuable Collections Of Coins, Antiquities, Musical Manuscripts And Natural History, All Of Which Survived The Dangers Of World War Ii And Its Immediate Aftermath Almost Without Loss.
Potsdam
Potsdam
Germany
Inscribed: 1990
3.54
481
10
Gothic Library At Babelsberg Castle
Macao
Macao
China
Inscribed: 2005
3.09
314
12
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library (1894)
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Inscribed: 1997
3.15
283
7
Changdeokgung Palace's Court Library In The Secret Garden
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
Khaldiyya, Gulbenkian Library
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Inscribed: 2000
2.50
83
8
Great Library Of The Society Of Jesus, In Cordoba's University
Naples
Naples
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
568
8
Girolamini Convent Library
Fasil Ghebbi
Inscribed: 1979
3.08
68
3
Rila Monastery
Inscribed: 1983
3.56
263
9
Housing 250 Manuscripts And 9,000 Old Printed Matters
Ancient Ksour
Ancient Ksour
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1996
3.05
30
3
Chinguetti - A Historically Significant Koran Library
Mount Athos
Inscribed: 1988
3.50
100
8
A Number Of The Monasteries On Mt Athos Contain Significant Libraries Eg Pantelemion Hilandar
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Saint Catherine Area
Inscribed: 2002
3.37
130
8
"The Monastery Library Preserves The Second Largest Collection Of Early Codices And Manuscripts In The World, Outnumbered Only By The Vatican Library. Its Strength Lies In Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Georgian, And Syriac Texts. The Codex Sinaiticus, Now In The British Library, Left The Monastery In The 19th Century For Russia, In Circumstances That Are Now Disputed."
Sucre
Sucre
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1991
2.86
113
7
National Library, Holding Documents Since The 15th Century
Nesvizh
Nesvizh
Belarus
Inscribed: 2005
2.53
106
5
"The Books Of The Library Originated From Practically All European Printing Houses Of The Period From The 15th To The First Half Of The 20th Centuries. A Map Of The Grand Duchy Of Lithuania, The So-Called Radziwill Map, Was Of Particular Significance To Central European Cartography. It Was The First Map In The History Of Cartography To Give A True Picture Of The Entire Territory Of Belarus And Lithuania" (Ab Evaluation)
Botanical Garden, Padua
Inscribed: 1997
2.78
296
9
Scientific Library
Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2003
3.27
434
17
Created 1852 - One Of The World's Major Botanical Libraries
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
Inscribed: 2009
1.93
158
11
Bibliothéque De La Ville De La Chaux-De-Fonds (With Murals)
Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Inscribed: 1997
2.95
143
5
Yuso
Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Inscribed: 1998
3.40
191
5
Certosa Di Padula
Royal Palace at Caserta
Inscribed: 1997
3.20
238
4
Valletta
Inscribed: 1980
3.76
493
10
National Library Of Malta (Originated In 1555)
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1987
3.06
316
12
Long Library: Its Original Books Were Sold, Now The Magnificent Willis Organ Is The Centre Piece
Nancy
Nancy
France
Inscribed: 1983
2.97
274
6
Kazan Kremlin
Inscribed: 2000
2.79
85
6
Qolsarif Mosque Library
Aleppo
Aleppo
Syria
Inscribed: 1986
3.55
88
5
National Library Of Aleppo
Plantin-Moretus Museum
Inscribed: 2005
3.35
304
10
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Inscribed: 1999
3.39
296
8
Greek Library
Amsterdam Canal Ring
Inscribed: 2010
3.80
846
9
Library Ets Haim
Selimiye Mosque
Inscribed: 2011
3.50
142
4
Within The Mosque
Hahoe and Yangdong
Hahoe and Yangdong
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2010
2.83
130
7
Included In The Nominated Property Are Three Confucian Academies Byeongsanseowon, Oksanseowon, And Donggangseowon. "Seowon, Or A Confucian Academy Was A Private Educational Institution Set Up Exclusively For A Man Who Had Achieved Outstanding Learning And Virtue. Its Twin Roles Of Enshrining A Specific Sage And Educating Students Were Reflected In Its Components: Shrine, Jeonsacheong, A Building For The Preparation Of Memorial Rites, Lecture Hall, Students' Quarters (Jaesa), Library (Jangpangak), And An Elevated Pavilion (Nugak) Where Confucian Scholars Held Gatherings Or Took Rests." - Advisory Body Evaluation
Imperial Palace
Inscribed: 1987
4.19
481
11
The Qing Palace In Shenyang
Monticello
Monticello
United States of America
Inscribed: 1987
3.23
213
12
Rotunda Used To Be The University Library
See Www.Virginia.Edu
Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
Inscribed: 1998
2.75
191
10
Novodevichy Convent
Inscribed: 2004
2.78
178
9
The Collections Of Novodevichy Contain A Large Number Of Precious Objects And Paintings, As Well As An Important Library, Related To The Life Of The Tsarist Dynasties And The History Of The Country (Ab Ev)
Santa Maria de Guadalupe
Inscribed: 1993
2.87
119
7
Scriptorum
Cuenca
Cuenca
Spain
Inscribed: 1996
3.14
180
9
At The Seminario
Karlskrona
Inscribed: 1998
2.15
137
6
City Library
Regensburg
Regensburg
Germany
Inscribed: 2006
3.09
344
9
At Turn Und Taxis Palace
Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans
Inscribed: 2011
2.74
59
4
Krayova Library
Salzburg
Salzburg
Austria
Inscribed: 1996
3.75
605
17
Zellenbibliothek At Stift Sankt Peter
Central University City Campus of the UNAM
Inscribed: 2007
2.67
208
7
Central Library
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1995
4.00
652
17
National Library Of Scotland
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Inscribed: 2000
2.22
38
3
The Campus Includes A Series Of Large Buildings, In Particular ... The Library (Ab Ev)
Timgad
Timgad
Algeria
Inscribed: 1982
3.37
42
4
Roman Library
See Www.Jstor.Org
Island of Patmos
Inscribed: 1999
3.25
64
5
Monastery: Containing Some Two Thousand Printed Books And Over A Thousand Manuscripts, Many Of Them Of Great Antiquity And Beauty (Ab Ev)
Graz
Graz
Austria
Inscribed: 1999
2.95
301
10
Eggenberg Library
University of Coimbra
Inscribed: 2013
3.23
296
9
Joanine Library
St. Petersburg
Inscribed: 1990
4.22
356
9
National Library Of Russia, Established In 1795 By Catherine The Great
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Bahla Fort
Inscribed: 1987
2.60
138
8
Bahla Fort's Empty Library
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
Libreria Piccolomini In The Cathedral Of Siena
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Pergamon
Pergamon
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2014
3.56
171
6
"Pergamum Was Home To A Library Said To House Approximately 200,000 Volumes, According To The Writings Of Plutarch.[3] Built By Eumenes Ii Between 220 And 159 Bce And Situated At The Northern End Of The Acropolis, It Became One Of The Most Important Libraries In The Ancient World." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Inscribed: 1991
2.30
254
10
Abbey Of Lorsch Is Considered As The Most Significant Library Of The Carolingian Period. Today, The Inventory Of The Library Is Spread Over More Than 70 Libraries Worldwide
See Www.Bibliotheca-Laureshamensis-Digital.De
Ephesus
Ephesus
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2015
4.13
343
6
Library Of Celsus
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
Inscribed: 2010
3.14
32
4
"Sheikh Safi Al-Din Ensemble Consists Of A Range Of Buildings Including The Tomb, Khānegāh, The Library, The Mosque, The School...This Huge Building ..Was Called Jannat Sara, And Served As The Library. In The Islamic [Islamia] Encyclopedia, There Is An Account Of The Greatness Of The Library Of Sheikh Safi Al-Din. Today, Nothing Of The Library Is Left Though It Has Once Been The Largest Library In Iran.....At The Time Of Occupation Of Ardabil By The Russians (1827), The Religious And Cultural Texture Of The City Suffered Grave Losses. The Library Was Sent To Saint Petersburg By General Peskevich, And Was Attached To The Library Of That City". Nom File - This Describes How Russian Troops "Diverted" To Ardabil "It Was Only The Library Of Sheikh Safi Al-Din Ardabili's Shrine Which Held Numerous Books And Precious Manuscripts ..... (So) Though Ardabil Was Not On Their Route, And Its Occupation Would Cost Expenses And Efforts To Them ... A Group Of Soldiers Were Dispatched To Ardabil To Besiege The Library And Take Control Of It". This Russian Article Of 1996 Claims That The Library Was Actually "Purchased" And Selected "With The Assistance Of The Mosque's Mufti" (See Link)
See Www.Islamicmanuscripts.Info
Tabriz Bazaar
Inscribed: 2010
2.57
59
4
Jafaryya Library, Kalkatachi Library (Nom File)
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Inscribed: 2003
3.39
76
4
A Library (Kitab Khana) (Ab Ev)
Quedlinburg
Inscribed: 1994
3.25
247
9
Historische Bibliothek Quedlinburg
See De.Wikipedia.Org
Litomysl Castle
Inscribed: 1999
2.77
169
10
In The 17th Century It Held 4,000 Books
Mafra
Mafra
Portugal
Inscribed: 2019
2.85
164
7
A Library, Still Preserving 36,000 Volumes From The Portuguese Kings’ Collection (Ab Ev)
Pompei
Pompei
Italy
Inscribed: 1997
4.38
596
8
The Herculaneum Papyri Are More Than 1,800 Papyri Found In The Herculaneum Villa Of The Papyri, In The 18th Century, Carbonized By The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius In Ad 79. The Papyri, ..., Come From The Only Surviving Library From Antiquity That Exists In Its Entirety. (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Stralsund and Wismar
Inscribed: 2002
2.80
265
11
Baroque Library At St. John Monastery
Rammelsberg and Goslar
Inscribed: 1992
3.18
237
11
Marktkirchen-Bibliothek In Goslar
See Www.Goslar.De
Plečnik's Ljubljana
Inscribed: 2021
3.00
322
7
National Library
See En.Wikipedia.Org
The Porticoes of Bologna
Inscribed: 2021
3.01
330
6
Municipal Library Of Archiginnasio
Rhodes
Rhodes
Greece
Inscribed: 1988
3.62
234
7
Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library: "Among The Most Valuables There Is A Koran From 1540, The History Of The Turkish Siege Of The City In 1522, And Manuscripts With Persian Miniatures." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Santiago de Compostela
Inscribed: 1985
3.54
299
7
The Archive-Library Of The Cathedral Of Santiago De Compostela, "Comprising Books And Documents From The Middle Ages Until Today; One Of The Main Centers Of The World For Research On St. James."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Syracuse
Inscribed: 2005
3.53
308
8
Biblioteca Alagoniana
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
The Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea In The Palazzo Paradiso
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
The Library Of The Sacro Convento, Opened To The Public In 1979, Not Only Holds Documents From The Convent, But Also The Old Collection Of The Municipal Library, With The Manuscripts Dating From Before The 19th Century. It Has 709 Handwritten Codes (12th-16th Centuries), Many Of Which Present Splendid Illuminations, 356 Incunabula, 3,256 "Cinquecentine" And More Than 92,000 Volumes. Particularly Interesting Is The Musical Collection, Which Includes Around 2,500 Manuscripts. (Nomination File, P. 37)
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies
Inscribed: 2019
2.61
83
8
"Library Functions Are An Essential Aspect For Supporting Study Functions. As A Space For The Study Of Neo-Confucian Classics And Other Academic Writing By Neo-Confucian Scholars, Seowon Required Libraries. The Significant Volume Of Old Documents, Literary Works, And Woodblocks Stored In The Nominated Property Prove Its Authenticity." - Nomination File
Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal Univer
"The Heliometer And Telescope Pavilions, The Meteor Department Pavilion, The Library And Administrative Buildings Are Also Part Of The Nominated Property" - Nom File
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
David Sassoon Mechanics Institute And Library; University Library And Convocation Hall (1874-78), Designed By England’S Famous Architect Sir George Gilbert Scott (Nom File)
See Gilbertscott.Org