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These Are America's Most Beautiful College Libraries

Laura Itzkowitz , Maggie Maloney

August 20, 2018 at 11:19 PM

<p>Gothic architecture, stained glass windows, suits of armor, and precious antiques - no, we're not talking about cathedrals or museums. Rather, those elements all belong to America's most stunning college libraries. Universities from New York to Seattle have dedicated lavish sums to constructing temples to higher learning for the benefit of their students and faculty. Midterms and final exams may be the most dreaded part of the college experience, but students at these schools can take comfort knowing that they're hitting the books in an architectural masterpiece. </p>

Bapst Art Library at Boston College

Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington

Widener Library at Harvard University

Uris Library at Cornell University

Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College

Riggs Library at Georgetown University

Washington University Law Library

Hoose Philosophy Library at the University of Southern California

Harper Memorial Library at the University of Chicago

George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University

Fisher Fine Arts Library at the University of Pennsylvania

Cook Legal Research Library at the University of Michigan

Butler Library at Columbia University

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale

Anne Bremer Memorial Library at San Francisco Art Institute

McLure Education Library at the University of Alabama

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago

Firestone Library at Princeton University

The Geisel Library at the University of California: San Diego

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at University of Virginia

William R. Perkins Library at Duke University

Powell Library at UCLA

Gothic architecture, stained glass windows, suits of armor, and precious antiques - no, we're not talking about cathedrals or museums. Rather, those elements all belong to America's most stunning college libraries. Universities from New York to Seattle have dedicated lavish sums to constructing temples to higher learning for the benefit of their students and faculty. Midterms and final exams may be the most dreaded part of the college experience, but students at these schools can take comfort knowing that they're hitting the books in an architectural masterpiece.

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Studying might feel like less of a grind in one of these awe-inspiring libraries.

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