People visit the City Library of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, on April 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Lu Yang)
BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- April 23 marks World Book Day.
First celebrated in 1995, World Book Day, also known as International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by the UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright.
From the stunning beauty of Tianjin Binhai Library, a cultural landmark of Tianjin, to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a massive unique library and cultural symbol of the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria, we have selected some of the most amazing pictures of libraries around the world captured by Xinhua photographers.
Photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows an exterior view of the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford, Britain. As the library service supporting the University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries include the principal University library, the Bodleian Library, which has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years, as well as 27 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries.
Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the interior view of the Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, north China.
The library, a cultural landmark of Tianjin, officially opened to the public in October of 2017. Its stunning design has received a lot of attention from the public. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows an internal view of the Bibliotheque Mazarine, or Mazarine Library, in Paris, France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Photo shows a view of the exterior of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt on April 18, 2022. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a massive unique library and cultural symbol of the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria which was founded by King Alexander the Great some 2,300 years ago, features a disc-shaped exterior and 11 internal levels, all under one glistening, tilting roof.
The iconic library was inaugurated in 2002 as a revival of the original ancient Library of Alexandria, which was one of the largest and most significant libraries worldwide before being destroyed by a fire a few decades BC. (Photo by Ahmed Draz/Xinhua)
Photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows a view of the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows a view of the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows a view of the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
People visit the City Library of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, on April 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Lu Yang)
Photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows an interior view of the Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City, Mexico. The Vasconcelos Library, which opened in 2006, is one of the largest of its kind in Mexico. It is named after the Mexican politician Jose Vasconcelos. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)
Photo taken on April 16, 2022 shows the Wormhole Library in the Haikou Bay in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a view of the library of Admont Abbey in Admont, Austria. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)■
