全球最酷的7大图书馆

1. Central Library： Seattle， Washington， United States

中央图书馆：美国华盛顿州西雅图市

The Central Library in Seattle is sleek， modern and sophisticated and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours. Yes， actual tours.

In its first year， more than 2 million tourists visited the library， which was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus. Tours began in 2006， two years after its opening.

The library was voted onto the American Institute of Architects 150 favorite structures in the United States.

The library holds various art exhibitions， book signings and other events throughout the year， while visitors can stop by the Chocolati cart for a coffee and browse through the gift shop anytime.

西雅图的中央图书馆时尚现代而且精致，吸引了来自世界各地的游客前往旅游观光。没错，真正的观光。

这座图书馆建成的第一年，就迎接了超过200万游客前往参观。图书馆的设计者是荷兰建筑师雷姆·库哈斯和美国设计师乔舒亚·拉莫斯。在2006年，也就是图书馆开放两年后，开始正式接受游客参观。

在美国建筑师学会票选出的美国人最喜爱的150座建筑中，这座图书馆榜上有名。

中央图书馆一年到頭举办各类艺术展、图书签售会等活动，不论何时，游客都可以在巧克拉蒂咖啡吧里停下来喝杯咖啡，浏览一下礼品店。

2. Geisel Library， University of California： San Diego， United States

加州大学盖泽尔图书馆：美国圣地亚哥

At first glance， it looks like a spaceship.

Architect William Pereira， who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston， Texas， designed the library in 1970. It has been featured in sci-fi films， short stories and novels.

If you need a hint of which film， think of Leonardo Dicaprio， dreams and a lot of snow.

Yes， the snow fortress in the film “Inception” looks a lot like the Geisel Library.

But of course， it’s not just the exterior that’s interesting. The library also hosts “Dinner in the Library，” which invites readers for cocktails， a silent auction and also a special speech from prominent authors.

第一眼看上去，这座图书馆好像一艘宇宙飞船。

这座图书馆是建筑师威廉姆·佩雷拉在1970年设计的，他曾协助设计位于德克萨斯州休斯敦市卡纳维拉尔角的空间发射站。这座图书馆在许多科幻电影、短篇故事和小说里出现过。

如果你想知道是哪部电影，提示是莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥、梦和很多雪花。

没错，《盗梦空间》里雪地里的堡垒那个场景，看起来就很像是盖泽尔图书馆。

当然这座图书馆并不止是外表有趣。它还举办“图书馆晚宴”，邀请读者来喝鸡尾酒，同时还有一场无声拍卖会和杰出作家的特别演讲。

3. Trinity College Library： Dublin， Ireland

圣三一学院图书馆：爱尔兰都柏林

The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland， founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ.

Not only is the exterior impressive， it boasts the largest single chamber library in the world， also known as the Long Room， which contains more than 200，000 of the library’s oldest books.

The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps in Ireland. Dating to the 15th century， the oak harp is the model for the emblem of Ireland.

位于都柏林的圣三一学院图书馆是爱尔兰最古老的图书馆，由伊丽莎白一世女王主持建立于1592年。

图书馆不仅是外形让人印象深刻，它还拥有世界上最大的单室图书馆，也被称为“长厅”，收藏了20万本该图书馆最古老的书籍。……