Admont Abbey Library, Monastic library in Admont, Austria.
The library hall extends across three chambers adorned with ceiling frescoes, wooden sculptures, and gold-white bookshelves containing 70,000 volumes.
Architect Josef Hueber constructed the Late Baroque library between 1774 and 1776 as part of the Benedictine monastery established in 1074.
The seven ceiling frescoes painted by Bartolomeo Altomonte illustrate human knowledge progression through sciences, arts, and divine revelation.
The library opens daily from March through December, with guided tours available in German and English every hour from 10:00 to 16:00.
The central hall features four wooden sculptures known as The Four Last Things, depicting death, judgment, heaven, and hell in natural size.
Location: Admont
Part of: Admont Abbey
GPS coordinates: 47.57580,14.46060
Latest update: March 3, 2025 16:41
European historic libraries and bookshops preserve written heritage accumulated over centuries. From Livraria Bertrand in Lisbon, founded in 1732 and still operating at the same location, to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, which has housed over 13 million works since 1602, these sites reflect the evolution and dissemination of books. Livraria Lello in Porto is notable for its curved wooden staircase and neo-Gothic woodwork from 1906, while Dominicanen Bookshop in Maastricht is housed in a converted 13th-century church. These spaces are distinguished by their architecture, from baroque to neo-Gothic, and by their function preserved across centuries. The Celsus Library in Izmir, built in 135 AD, used double walls to protect its 12,000 parchments from humidity. Hatchards in London has been operating since 1797 over five floors in Piccadilly, whereas Shakespeare and Company in Paris has maintained its English-language tradition since 1951 opposite Notre-Dame. These institutions offer visitors the chance to explore places where the history of the book is engraved in stone and wood.
Austria extends well beyond Vienna and Salzburg. Away from major tourist routes lie natural monuments and historical sites that reveal the country's geological and cultural heritage. From the Eisriesenwelt ice caves near Werfen to medieval castles such as Hochosterwitz in Carinthia, this collection documents the diversity of Austrian regions. The selection includes alpine lakes like Plansee near Reutte and Altausseer See, historical railways in the Waldviertel, gorges such as Garnitzen Klamm, and mountain roads like the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Libraries such as the one at Admont Abbey, waterfalls at Krimml and Gastein, and memorial sites like Mauthausen are among the documented locations. These destinations reveal Austria's geographical range and make a visit worthwhile.
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