5Rampur Raza Library – Rampur, India

Founded by Nawab Faizullah Khan, ruler of the state of Rampur in the late 18th century, the Rampur Raza Library is home to a massive collection of Islamic and Asian texts and objects.

The grand pink Indo-European structure that houses the collection today was built in 1904 by Ali Khan as a mansion, and it was converted into a library in 1954.

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