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Welcome to the Abbey Library of Saint Gallen, one of the oldest and most magnificent libraries in the world. 📚✨ Founded over 1,200 years ago, it preserves around 170,000 volumes, including some of Europe’s oldest manuscripts, many handwritten before the year 1000. The current Baroque hall was built in the 18th century, with ceiling frescoes celebrating human wisdom and a creaking wooden floor that whispers history. Above the entrance, you’ll see an inscription in Greek: “Healing place of the so