The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World世界上最美的图书馆

Laurie L.Dove长庚

Visiting a library for fun might not seem like a good idea. But there aremany beautiful libraries around the world， the following might just top the list.

去图书馆玩似乎不是个好主意。但世界上有许多美丽的图书馆，以下几个可能是最受欢迎的。

1. Handelingenkamer Library， Netherlands

The Handelingenkamer Library inside The Hague，Netherlands， is also known as the Old Library of theDutch Parliament1. This beautiful building has a glasstop so the light can go through the building. It was finished at the close of the19th century and is well known for the beautiful building and its history.

1. 荷蘭海牙老图书馆

位于荷兰海牙的海牙老图书馆，也被称为荷兰议会的老图书馆。这座美丽的建筑有一个玻璃屋顶，所以光线可以穿过整栋建筑。它于19 世纪末竣工，以其美丽的建筑外观及历史而闻名。

2. Biblioteca Joanina， Portugal

Biblioteca Joanina was built between 1717 and1728. It is one of the worlds libraries with the mostbeautiful decoration2. It is famous for a collection3 ofbooks in the 16th to 18th centuries. The library， which was built in the Universityof Coimbra， has a 300，000-book collection. The library is a big tourist attraction4because people love the decoration inside it.

2. 葡萄牙乔安娜图书馆

乔安娜图书馆建于1717 至1728 年，它是世界上装饰最美的图书馆之一。它以收藏16 至18 世纪的书籍而闻名。该图书馆建在科英布拉大学内，拥有30万册藏书。这座图书馆是一处旅游胜地，因为人们喜爱馆内的装饰。

3. Trinity College5 Old Library， Ireland

With a collection of more than 7 million volumes6，the Old Library at Trinity College is not only one of theworlds oldest libraries， but one of the most famous. Itstands in the center of Dublin. The dark and hallowed7 halls of the Old Librarywere built in 1712.

3. 爱尔兰三一学院老图书馆

三一学院的老图书馆收藏了700 多万册书籍，它不仅是世界上最古老的图书馆之一，也是最著名的图书馆之一。它位于都柏林市中心。这座老图书馆黑暗而神圣的大厅建于1712 年。

4. Tianjin Binhai Library， China

Not like the other libraries on our list， this one is quitenew. The Tianjin Binhai Library opened to the public in2017. magazine said it looks like a“ziggurat8”with itswhite undulating9 bookshelves around a spherical auditorium10. The 33，700 squaremeterbuilding can keep 1.35 million books. Built in just three years， it has becomequite a tourist attraction since it was finished.

4. 中国天津滨海图书馆

与我们名单上其他的图书馆不同，这座图书馆很新。天津滨海图书馆于2017 年向公众开放，《时代》杂志将其描述为一座“神塔”，其白色起伏的书架环绕着一个球形礼堂。这座3.37 万平方米的建筑可容纳135 万册图书。它只用了三年时间就建成了，自建成后就成为了一个旅游胜地。

Notes

1. parliament . 议会；国会

2. decoration. 装饰；装饰品

3. collection . 收藏品；收集物

4. attraction . 有吸引力的事物；吸引力

5. Trinity College 三一学院

6. volume.成套图书中的；卷；册

7. hallowed. 神圣的；受尊崇的

8. ziggurat.古代亚述及巴比伦的金字形神塔

9. undulating. 波状的；波浪起伏的

10. spherical auditorium 球形礼堂