From Europe and Asia to North America, Galerie offers readers a look at the stunning architecture of these 10 halls dedicated to literature.

From an early-14th-century reading room in the Sorbonne to an ultra-modern library at the University of Chicago, AD surveys the most stunning university libraries around the world

Image 33 of 34 from gallery of Experience the Beauty of Libraries Around the World Through This Instagram Series. Stuttgart Library. Image © Olivier Martel Savoie, @une_olive

Image 17 of 34 from gallery of Experience the Beauty of Libraries Around the World Through This Instagram Series. Russia State Library, Moscow. Image © Olivier Martel Savoie, @une_olive

Image 23 of 34 from gallery of Experience the Beauty of Libraries Around the World Through This Instagram Series. Strahovská Library, Prague. Image © Olivier Martel Savoie, @une_olive

Image 4 of 34 from gallery of Experience the Beauty of Libraries Around the World Through This Instagram Series. National Library of Russia, St Petersburg. Image © Olivier Martel Savoie, @une_olive

Image 1 of 34 from gallery of Experience the Beauty of Libraries Around the World Through This Instagram Series. Rijksmuseum Library, Amsterdam. Image © Olivier Martel Savoie, @une_olive