Universidade de Coimbra

Overview

The Joanina Library is classified as the most sumptuous University Library in the World. Magnificent, the Library ordered by D. João V for the University of Coimbra had to live up to one of the richest Kings in Europe and an Empire that stretched across four of the five Continents. In addition to the beauty of the space, the Joanina Library houses books that are universal treasures.