Abbey Library of Saint Gall

Canton of St. Gallen · Switzerland

Abbey Library of Saint Gall, Switzerland
Photo: Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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This Rococo library within the UNESCO-listed abbey precinct is among the oldest in the world, holding priceless early medieval manuscripts. Its inlaid parquet floor and carved galleries make the reading hall a masterpiece of 18th-century design.

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