The Austrian National Library is a must-see when traveling to Vienna

When visiting Vienna, the Austrian National Library is a must-visit spot for many people. Its predecessor was the Royal Library of the Habsburg dynasty. After all, it was one of the "great powers" back then, so it collected a lot of treasures. The library has a collection of more than 7 million items, the most famous of which are 43,000 rare books and 238,000 manuscripts. Thanks to this rich collection, it is known as one of the "five largest libraries in the world". You need to make an appointment on the official website to enter the library hall, or you can buy tickets on site. However, there are quite a lot of people queuing up to buy tickets on site, so it is strongly recommended to make an appointment to buy tickets. Tourists usually buy tickets for the State Hall, the reading hall on the second floor (tickets are 11 euros), which is the best spot to take photos in the library. (Other prices, such as the Ticket Literature Museum, are 6 Euros) Of course, for tourists, there are not many ancient books to see, but the reading hall built in the 18th century is so beautiful, an authentic medieval Baroque building with gorgeous murals on the top and walls, so this is the place that tourists are most interested in and the most crowded. Here you can see the handwritten music scores of musicians such as Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, and there are headphones on site to listen to the corresponding music scores. It is said that the library has a large collection of ancient Chinese calligraphy and paintings, such as the "Complete Map of the World" drawn by Matteo Ricci in China during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. However, these treasures can no longer be seen. There are only four huge globes and celestial bodies, which record the Austrians' understanding of the world and celestial bodies hundreds of years ago.