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Where are the top ten libraries in the world?
Top Ten Libraries in the World and Their Locations

The Library of Congress in Washington (26 million volumes).

The Library of Congress was built in 1800 with a history of more than 200 years. It is one of the four official national libraries in the United States and one of the most important libraries in the world.

② Russian National Library (6.5438+07.6 million volumes) Moscow

The National Library of Russia is the largest library in Europe, and its total collection is second only to the Library of Congress of the United States with 2 1 10,000 books, ranking second in the world.

③ National Library of China (365,438+065,438+090,000 volumes), Beijing.

The National Library of China is located next to Zizhuyuan Park on the Nanchang River in Baishiqiao, Haidian District, Beijing. Located at No.33 Zhongguancun South Street. The National Library was completed in 1987, with a total area of 7.24 hectares and a building area of140,000 square meters. The main building of the National Library is a twin-tower building, with blue as the keynote, which means beware of fire and water.

④ Russian National Library (654.38+03.62 million volumes) St. Petersburg.

The predecessor of Russian National Library is Saltikoff-Schederin National Library, which is the national pavilion of the former Soviet Union and Russian Federation. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it was renamed the Russian National Library in March 1992.

⑤ British Library (6.5438+0.3 million volumes) London

The British Library is one of the largest academic libraries in the world. The British Library Act promulgated in accordance with 1972 was established in July 1973. It consists of the former British Museum Library, the National Central Library, the National Science and Technology Library on loan and the British National Bibliography Publishing House.

⑥ Harvard University Library (1 1 10,000 volumes), Massachusetts.

Harvard University Library is the oldest library in the United States and the largest university library in the world. Five American presidents and more than 30 Nobel Prize winners have studied here.

⑦ French National Library (1 1 10,000 volumes) Paris.

The National Library of France is the largest library in France and one of the few large libraries in the world. It was developed by the Royal Library, and its history can be traced back to the King's Library established in Charles V (1364- 1380) to collect royal books of past dynasties. Later, it was rebuilt by Francois I (15 15- 1547) in Fontainebleau and called the Royal Library.

8 Leipzig Library (under the German National Library) (9 million volumes) Leipzig.

German national library

The National Library is one of the national libraries of the Federal Republic of Germany. As a non-lending library, German Library undertakes the preservation of all books published in German since 19 13. In addition, it is also responsible for drafting the German national bibliography. Leipzig National Library: mainly responsible for the protection and collection of precious books.

Pet-name ruby Japanese Library (7.27 million volumes) Tokyo.

The National Library of Japan has two origins. One is the House Library of the House of Lords, which was established in 1890 and belonged to the Imperial Parliament under the old constitution, and the other is the Imperial Library, which was established in 1872 and belongs to the Ministry of Education.

Attending Frankfurt Library (affiliated to the German National Library) (7 million volumes) Frankfurt.

The National Library of Germany is one of the national libraries of the Federal Republic of Germany. As a non-lending library, German Library undertakes the preservation of all books published in German since 19 13. In addition, it is also responsible for drafting the German national bibliography.