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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Susie Beever

'World's most beautiful' fairytale library in historic monastery inspired Disney tale

Its gilded shelves are said to have inspired one of Disney's best-loved classics.

This library could give Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel a run for its money with its beauty – and won't require a two-hour wait in the Vatican's queues either.

Admont Abbey in Austria is said to be home to one of the world's most stunning libraries, where walking from shelf to shelf feels like wandering through a fairy-tale.

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