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Bibliotheque Nationale

The wealth of its 500 year history has made the Bibliothèque nationale de France one of the best-endowed libraries in the world. Over the centuries, whether as a royal, imperial or national institution - depending on the political regime in force - the library has never once failed in its task of collecting, conserving, cataloguing, communicating and transmitting knowledge.

The collection has been moved to an awesome new building that stands on the south bank of the Seine in the East of Paris. The architecture is great and by itself worth a visit.