Gorgeous Photos of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries

Gorgeous Photos of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries

Photographer and literary enthusiast Franck Bohbot captures the beauty of libraries in his photographs as he tours the world.

Bohbot, a French photographer currently living in New York, released the photographs of libraries in several cities including Paris and Rome as a part of his 2012 project “House of Books.” According to Bohbot, this is an ongoing project to record the libraries of the world.

Several awe-inspiring photos from this collection are below.

Paris – France National Library (Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
Paris – Mazarine Library (Bibliothèque Mazarine)
Rome – Angelica Library (Biblioteca Angelica)
Boston – Boston Public Library (Boston Public Library)
Paris – Mazarine Library (Bibliothèque Mazarine)
Paris - François Mitterrand National Library (BNF Site François Mitterrand)
Paris - Sainte Geneviève Library (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève)
Paris – Sorbonne University Library (Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne)
Paris – Sorbonne University Library (Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne)
Rome – Vallicelliana Library (Biblioteca Vallicelliana)
Paris – Sénat Library (Bibliothèque du Sénat)
Paris – Sorbonne University Library (Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne)
Rome – Vallicelliana Library(Biblioteca Vallicelliana)

This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post Korea and was translated into English.

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