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Het Predikheren

Mechelen, Belgium

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Het Predikheren

Public library in the former Dominican monastery in Mechelen, restored and converted into a city library. Visitors see a former church, wooden roof beams in the attic, and books across several floors.

Highlights

  • Attic wooden roof beams
  • Former church space
  • Deep Zone study room

Good to know

  • Non-Mechelen residents pay an annual membership fee
  • Study spaces may need advance reservation
  • Weekend and holiday opening hours are limited

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