15 Surprisingly Beautiful Pictures of Abandoned Libraries

Some of these are photographs of real places, some are imaginary. But all are beautiful. I'd love to know the titles of these forgotten books — are they formerly loved classics? Outdated encyclopedias? Trashy romance novels? We'll never know, and that's part of their mystique.

[mika@urbex]

[David Pinzer]

[Ron Osborn]

[Brandon Davis]

[Andre Govia]

[Barry Cawston]

[Christopher Bowler]

[Martino Zegwaard]

[Camilo Jose Vergara]

[Sven Fennema]

[Christopher Bowler]