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These are the 26 most beautiful libraries in the world to add to your literary bucket list in 2024.
These libraries will inspire all the book lovers out there to grab a book and hop on the next plane to visit one of these amazing locations.
Until the end of the 17th century, the Frankfurt Book Fair was the most important book fair in Europe. [citation needed] It was eclipsed in 1632 by the Leipzig Book Fair during the Enlightenment as a consequence of political and cultural developments. [5] After World War II, the first book fair was held again in 1949 at the St. Paul's Church ...
The Guadalajara International Book Fair, better known as the FIL (from its Spanish name: Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara) is the largest book fair in the Americas, and second-largest book fair in the world after Frankfurt's. It is also considered the most important cultural annual event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world. [1]
The Cairo International Book Fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world, drawing hundreds of book sellers from around the world and about 2 million visitors each year. It is the largest book fair in the Arab world, [2] [4] as well as the oldest. [5] In 2006, it was the second largest book fair in the world after the Frankfurt Book Fair. [1]
The twelfth book fair in 2019 had 55,000 visitors, which in turn set a new record. The area was expanded by 1,000 m 2 to 12,000 m 2 . A total of 385 exhibitors from 25 countries presented their publishers and institutions. 575 authors and contributors participated in more than 500 events over five days at the fair and at 35 locations in Vienna.
The book fair ends in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. The fair first took place in 1982, and occurred every two years until 2000 when it became an annual tradition. The festival consists of book vendors, poetry readings, children’s activities, art exhibitions, and concerts in the evenings.
Although the fair was established in 1975, it was not the first book fair held in Buenos Aires. Earlier fairs were held at plazas, venues, or the Buenos Aires Cabildo. There was a great fair in 1930 at the Plaza de la República. [3] Those fairs, however, were not held in regular periods.