Stunning Photos of Europe’s Most Beautiful Libraries

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As you know, we’re always on the hunt for images of beautiful libraries here at Flavorwire — it’s kind of an unhealthy obsession. Spotted by The Millions, these jaw-dropping shots of European libraries captured by German architectural photographer Christoph Seelbach make an excellent addition to our ever-growing stash. Click through to travel from an abbey in Austria (which appears to be a breeding ground for gorgeous libraries) to a university in Lithuania with a selection of some of our favorite photos from his Bibliotheken series, and visit his website to view even more of his fantastic work.

The Austrian National Library. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Admont Abbey library, Austria. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Kremsmünster Abbey library, Austria. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

St. Florian Abbey library, Austria. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Saxon State and University Library, Germany. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

The city library of Malmo, Sweden. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

The National Library of the Czech Republic. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Applied Sciences Library of Konstanz University, Germany. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Leipzig University Library, Austria. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

The University Library of Graz, Austria. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Vilnius University Library, Lithuania. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

The Royal Library, Denmark. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Melk Abbey library, Austria. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

The University of Wrocław library, Poland. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach

Teplá Abbey library, Czech Republic. Photo credit: Christoph Seelbach