Worth a Journey

Read by 254k monthly readers

The World’s 100 Best Libraries

Duchess Anna Amalia Library

Weimar, Germany

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST LIBRARIES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 62 2026
Duchess Anna Amalia Library

A historic research library in Weimar, housed in a building restored after a 2004 fire. Visitors see the three-storey Rococo Hall with its busts, shelves and books, while galleries and upper floors stay closed.

Highlights

  • Rococo Hall with galleries
  • Busts of poets and philosophers
  • Ceiling painting above shelves

Good to know

  • Timed slots, booking online in advance recommended
  • Felt slippers worn over shoes
  • Side aisles and upper floor closed to visitors

Also in Europe

  1. Stuttgart City Library N° 4 Stuttgart City Library Stuttgart Public library
  2. Dokk1 N° 59 Dokk1 Aarhus, Denmark Public library
  3. National Library of Belarus N° 60 National Library of Belarus Minsk, Belarus National library
  4. National Library of Finland N° 63 National Library of Finland Helsinki, Finland National library
  5. Bibliothèque francophone multimédia N° 64 Bibliothèque francophone multimédia Limoges, France Public library
  6. University of Warsaw Library N° 65 University of Warsaw Library Warsaw, Poland University library