4 Stunning Libraries Straight Out Of Beauty and the Beast
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St. Florian Monastery in Austria (Image credit: flickr user Renate Dodell) cc by-nd 2.0 
Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA (Image credit: Joseph Sohm) shutterstock 
Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, PA (Image credit: flickr user neverbutterfly) cc by 2.0 
George Peabody Library in Baltimore, MD (Image credit: Andrea Izzotti) shutterstock
If you missed Disney’s live action remake of Beauty and the Beast, the dark academia deserves a look.
The film, which stars Emma Watson as Belle and Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens as Beast, gives us a first glimpse into the magical castle where inanimate objects are alive. While a peek at Cogsworth (Ian McKellan), Lumiere (Ewan McGregor), and Mrs. Pots (Emma Thompson) is exciting, we’re also fawning over the dramatic, scholarly interiors.
Peruse the slideshow above for some real-life libraries where you can pretend to be Belle, and check out the full trailer below:
Beauty and the Beast is in theaters March 17, 2017.