Büchertempel

Libraries are so much more than collections of books. They are archives of knowledge, sources of inspiration, places of equal learning, encounter, and free education. At the same time, their extraordinary architecture represents the societies and eras from which they emerged.

Büchertempel celebrates the oldest, most extraordinary, and most ambitious libraries in the world: from Baroque palaces and UNESCO-protected mud-brick structures to futuristic private libraries, this book explores the stories, the architecture, and the changing mission of libraries worldwide. Büchertempel is a love letter to the book itself, a book for book lovers and for all who believe in the power of ideals.