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Thursday, 24 September 2015

Mafra Palace Library


Mafra Palace Library, Portugal

From The Telegraph:
Since its opening in 1771, the Mafra Palace Library has been home to a colony of tiny bats; they roost behind the cases in winter, and in the orchard outside in the summer, swooping in during the night to eat insects which would otherwise damage the books.
More about the library and the colonial history behind its creation under the cut.