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    Temples of Books is a book about magnificent libraries around the world by gestalten
    The Seinäjoki Library, conceptualized in the 1960s by Alvar Aalto, is a masterpiece of modern architecture and is part of a downtown area with a consistent design. The challenge for JKMM Architects was contained therein: to simultaneously respect the city’s visual character and make a bold statement of its own.
    Strahov Monastery Library is the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic and boasts a formidable collection of manuscripts, maps, and precious scriptures. Find out more about it in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Discover the Jesuit Library at Maria Laach Abbey in Temples of Books by gestalten
    In the 19th century, George Peabody, a patron of the arts, donated the Peabody Institute and Library to the citizens of Baltimore in gratitude for their “kindness and hospitality.” That ethos informs the running of the library to this very day.
    Sunlight streams down through the huge skylight, illuminating the six floors of the George Peabody Library. With its lovingly sculpted columns, arches, and cast-iron balconies, this library has a deserved reputation as one of the most beautiful in the world.
    Read more about The Uncensored Library in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Find out more about the De Petrus Library in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Lochal is a hybrid library in a former railway depot provides a new take on urban community living. Designed by Civic Architects, Mecanoo, and Braaksma & Roos, this library opened in 2018 in Tilburg. Discover more about it in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    An example of Library featured in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Discover Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura in Temples of Books by gestalten
    The library in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is a work of art in its own right. Find out more about it in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Some 2,300 years after the destruction of its famed predecessor, the Egyptian Bibliotheca Alexandrina is making a second attempt at bringing all the world’s knowledge together in one place through dialogue, cosmopolitanism, and digitization.
    The “accumulated treasures of wisdom and scholarship” certainly merit a rococo hall of such splendor. Find out all about the Wiblingen Monastery Library in Temples of Books.
    Discover the most beautiful libraries around the world in Temples of Books by gestalten
    Architecture & Interior

    Temples of Books

    Magnificent Libraries Around the World

    This journey to the grandest and most beautiful libraries of the world will make you fall in love with books all over again.

    49.90 € Price incl. VAT

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    Libraries are so much more than collections of books. They are archives of knowledge, spaces of study, sources of inspiration and connection. Among the world’s most universal and democratic places, they are also outstanding icons of architecture that represent the societies that built them.

    Temples of Books celebrates the world’s oldest and grandest shrines to the written word, as well as new and tiny ones: from baroque palaces to micro-libraries made of recycled plastics, and the unlikely ones in between.

    Looking at the diverse architecture of global libraries throughout the ages, Temples of Books goes further and explores the very idea of libraries themselves. This is a book about the beauty of books, a book for book lovers and for those who believe in the power of ideals.



    Architecture & Interior books
    Authors: gestalten & Marianne Julia Strauss
    Release date: January 2022
    Format: 24 x 30 cm
    Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 304 pages
    ISBN: 978-3-96704-024-1

    Marianne Julia Strauss is a German travel writer who turned her curiosity into a job. For ten years, she has roamed the world writing about the good things in life, covering love and motorcycles, books, bars and everything in between. Her first book, Do You Read Me?, published by gestalten, surveyed the most inspiring and independent bookshops around the world.

    This book has been printed in Germany.
    FSC™️ (Forest Stewardship Council™️) Certified.

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    The products are delivered all over the world.

    Dispatch costs (inclusive of legally applicable VAT)

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    Bücherbestellungen werden grundsätzlich kostenfrei versandt.

    Andere Produkte, die keine Bücher sind und deren Bruttobestellwert weniger als mind. 20 € beträgt, werden mit einer 4 € Versandkostenpauschale berechnet.

    From an order value of 20,00 € onwards, we deliver shipments free of cost.

    Deliveries to foreign countries:

    Free shipping to European Union and the USA.
    Free worldwide shipping from 60 EUR/USD order value.

    For orders below 60 EUR/USD the following shipping costs apply:
    European Union & USA : € 0,-
    All other countries: € 40,-

    From an order value of 60,00 €, we deliver shipments to foreign countries free of cost.

    Delivery periods

    Unless otherwise specified in the quote, domestic delivery of goods shall be made (Germany) within 2 - 4 days, for deliveries abroad within 3 - 15 days from conclusion of contract (if advance payment agreed from the date of the payment instruction).
    Please note that deliveries are not made on Sundays and other holidays.
    If you have ordered articles with different delivery dates, we send the articles together in one delivery if no other agreement has been made. The delivery date for the complete order will be the same as that of the article with the longest delivery time.
    Accepted Payment options

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    -  Payment via credit card
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    -  Payment via Apple Pay
    -  Shopify Payments, ideal, eps-Überweisung, Bancontact



    Further details on payment

    When paying by SEPA direct debit, you authorize us by issuing a corresponding SEPA mandate to collect the invoice amount from the specified account.
    You will receive a pre-notification at least 5 days before the date of direct debit collection. Please note that you are obliged to ensure sufficient funds in the account on the announced date.

    If payment is made using a credit card, your credit card account is debited in conjunction with the conclusion of the contract.


    In case of questions, please contact us at the contact details mentioned in the Legal Notice.
    Libraries are so much more than collections of books. They are archives of knowledge, spaces of study, sources of inspiration and connection. Among the world’s most universal and democratic places, they are also outstanding icons of architecture that represent the societies that built them.

    Temples of Books celebrates the world’s oldest and grandest shrines to the written word, as well as new and tiny ones: from baroque palaces to micro-libraries made of recycled plastics, and the unlikely ones in between.

    Looking at the diverse architecture of global libraries throughout the ages, Temples of Books goes further and explores the very idea of libraries themselves. This is a book about the beauty of books, a book for book lovers and for those who believe in the power of ideals.



    Architecture & Interior books

    Authors: gestalten & Marianne Julia Strauss
    Release date: January 2022
    Format: 24 x 30 cm
    Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 304 pages
    ISBN: 978-3-96704-024-1

    Marianne Julia Strauss is a German travel writer who turned her curiosity into a job. For ten years, she has roamed the world writing about the good things in life, covering love and motorcycles, books, bars and everything in between. Her first book, Do You Read Me?, published by gestalten, surveyed the most inspiring and independent bookshops around the world.

    This book has been printed in Germany.
    FSC™️ (Forest Stewardship Council™️) Certified.

    Payment and dispatch

    The following terms and conditions apply:

    The products are delivered all over the world.

    Dispatch costs (inclusive of legally applicable VAT)

    Domestic deliveries (Germany): 

    Bücherbestellungen werden grundsätzlich kostenfrei versandt.

    Andere Produkte, die keine Bücher sind und deren Bruttobestellwert weniger als mind. 20 € beträgt, werden mit einer 4 € Versandkostenpauschale berechnet.

    From an order value of 20,00 € onwards, we deliver shipments free of cost.

    Deliveries to foreign countries:

    Free shipping to European Union and the USA.
    Free worldwide shipping from 60 EUR/USD order value.

    For orders below 60 EUR/USD the following shipping costs apply:
    European Union & USA : € 0,-
    All other countries: € 40,-

    From an order value of 60,00 €, we deliver shipments to foreign countries free of cost.

    Delivery periods

    Unless otherwise specified in the quote, domestic delivery of goods shall be made (Germany) within 2 - 4 days, for deliveries abroad within 3 - 15 days from conclusion of contract (if advance payment agreed from the date of the payment instruction).
    Please note that deliveries are not made on Sundays and other holidays.
    If you have ordered articles with different delivery dates, we send the articles together in one delivery if no other agreement has been made. The delivery date for the complete order will be the same as that of the article with the longest delivery time.
    Accepted Payment options

    - Payment by SEPA direct debit
    -  Payment via credit card
    -  Payment via Sofortüberweisung [immediate transfer]
    -  Payment via Google Pay
    -  Payment via Apple Pay
    -  Shopify Payments, ideal, eps-Überweisung, Bancontact



    Further details on payment

    When paying by SEPA direct debit, you authorize us by issuing a corresponding SEPA mandate to collect the invoice amount from the specified account.
    You will receive a pre-notification at least 5 days before the date of direct debit collection. Please note that you are obliged to ensure sufficient funds in the account on the announced date.

    If payment is made using a credit card, your credit card account is debited in conjunction with the conclusion of the contract.


    In case of questions, please contact us at the contact details mentioned in the Legal Notice.

    49.90 €

    The Seinäjoki Library, conceptualized in the 1960s by Alvar Aalto, is a masterpiece of modern architecture and is part of a downtown area with a consistent design. The challenge for JKMM Architects was contained therein: to simultaneously respect the city’s visual character and make a bold statement of its own.
    Strahov Monastery Library is the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic and boasts a formidable collection of manuscripts, maps, and precious scriptures. Find out more about it in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Discover the Jesuit Library at Maria Laach Abbey in Temples of Books by gestalten
    In the 19th century, George Peabody, a patron of the arts, donated the Peabody Institute and Library to the citizens of Baltimore in gratitude for their “kindness and hospitality.” That ethos informs the running of the library to this very day.
    Sunlight streams down through the huge skylight, illuminating the six floors of the George Peabody Library. With its lovingly sculpted columns, arches, and cast-iron balconies, this library has a deserved reputation as one of the most beautiful in the world.
    Read more about The Uncensored Library in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Find out more about the De Petrus Library in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Lochal is a hybrid library in a former railway depot provides a new take on urban community living. Designed by Civic Architects, Mecanoo, and Braaksma & Roos, this library opened in 2018 in Tilburg. Discover more about it in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    An example of Library featured in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Discover Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura in Temples of Books by gestalten
    The library in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is a work of art in its own right. Find out more about it in Temples of Books by gestalten.
    Some 2,300 years after the destruction of its famed predecessor, the Egyptian Bibliotheca Alexandrina is making a second attempt at bringing all the world’s knowledge together in one place through dialogue, cosmopolitanism, and digitization.
    The “accumulated treasures of wisdom and scholarship” certainly merit a rococo hall of such splendor. Find out all about the Wiblingen Monastery Library in Temples of Books.
    Discover the most beautiful libraries around the world in Temples of Books by gestalten

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    "Alive with the wonder of collective wisdom, the library is a near-sacred space. New tome Temple of Books is a celebration of the world’s most hallowed archives, from baroque halls to staggering new builds that seek to preserve its status in our digital age"

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