Roots EarthCoimbra, Portugal
Joanine Library (Biblioteca Joanina)
Built between 1717 and 1728 under King João V, this Baroque library is among Europe's most celebrated. Three gilded halls in exotic woods, painted ceilings and walls over two metres thick guard tens of thousands of volumes, helped by a resident colony of insect-eating bats.
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Location
Coordinates: 40.2071, -8.4265