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Labrouste's 1868 iron-and-glass dome floods this working library with light, creating one of Paris's most breathtaking reading rooms. Free to enter, and yes, you can actually use it to study.

Historic library landmark
Architectural masterpiece
Free public access
Quiet study sanctuary

Tips

🕐arrive at opening to skip the line
📸tourists can observe but not enter reading rooms
Rose Bakery café onsite for breaks

Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) | Richelieu

5 Rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, France

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