Admont Abbey Library, Austria

The library of Admont Benedictine Abbey in Austria, completed in 1776, is the largest monastic library in the world at 70 metres long. Its stunning Rococo ceiling frescoes by Bartolomeo Altomonte and gilded shelves holding 70,000 volumes make it one of the most photographed interiors in Central Europe. The library survived a devastating fire in 1865 that destroyed most of the abbey.