Admont Abbey Library

The Admont Abbey Library (Deutsch: Stiftsbibliothek Admont[2]) is an Austria-based[3] monastic library[4] located in Admont, a small town next to the Enns River in Austria, and is attached to the Admont Abbey.

Admont Abbey Library
TypeBaroque-style library[1]
Established1776
ArchitectJosef Hueber
LocationAdmont, Austria
Coordinates47.5759°N 14.4624°E / 47.5759; 14.4624
Websitewww.stiftadmont.at
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Admont Abbey Library is the largest monastic library in the world,[5] and is noted for its Baroque art, architecture and manuscripts.[6]

History

Admont Abbey Library, modelled on the Imperial Court Library in Vienna, was designed by Josef Hueber.[7] Construction of the library began in 1074[8] and was completed in 1776.[9]

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