Train your eyes outside the books. Photo by Derek Winterburn / Flickr.
It can be hard to stay focused in a library when bookshelves burst with color, rare books rest under decorative archways, and wall patterns repeat ad infinitum. It's okay. Let your eye wander.
Photo by @olivia_px.
Look for: Geometry in the Black Diamond.
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark.
Photo by Michael D Beckwith / Flickr.
Look for: Stained glass windows and illuminated manuscripts.
Where: Manchester, England.
Photo by Dage - Looking For Europe / Flickr.
Look for: Symmetry at Mailänder Platz.
Where: Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by Mike Lorden / Flickr.
Look for: The Long Room. Enough said.
Where: Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Photo by Timothy Neesam / Flickr.
Look for: Floating stacks and references to Interstellar.
Where: Mexico City, Mexico.
Photo by Derek Winterburn / Flickr.
Look for: First editions of Homer and Plato.
Where: South Sinai, Egypt.
Photo by @aditya__tan.
Look for: Readers complementing architecture.
Where: Kanazawa City, Japan.
Photo by Will van Wingerden / Flickr.
Look for: Winding staircases, ladders, and hidden bookcase doors.
Where: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Photo by Ming_Bear / Flickr.
Look for: Floral patterns, flying buttresses, and Queen Victoria.
Where: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Photo by Chibicode / Flickr.
Look for: Abstract geometry.
Where: Stockholm, Sweden.
Photo by @greatepicurean.
Look for: Wood and gold accents, spiraling pillars, and the skylight.
Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Photo by @atrubbs.
Look for: An uninterrupted view of eleven cascading floors.
Where: Alexandria, Egypt.
Photo by @lightedrooms.
Look for: Library owner Hernando Guanlao delivering books by bike to children in poor communities.
Where: Manila, Philippines.
Photo by @rchris10son.
Look for: A neck pillow to sustain your skyward gaze.
Where: Seattle, Washington.
Photo by @sombra_y_luz.
Look for: Light.
Where: New York City.
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