Lello & Irmão Bookstore. Portugal

[Nilo Photography]

Rumor has it that J.K. Rowling’s inspiration to write Harry Potter has begun particularly at this library.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Man this is an ornate library, you have captured it nicely.

 

[AlanLichty]

That is an amazing bookstore - entirely unlike any I have seen before. Was this once a library? In either case the architecture is beautiful.

 

[Nilo Photography]

That is an amazing bookstore - entirely unlike any I have seen before. Was this once a library? In either case the architecture is beautiful.

Yes and have really good collections of old books.

 

[Nilo Photography]

That is an amazing bookstore - entirely unlike any I have seen before. Was this once a library? In either case the architecture is beautiful.

Yes it it Alan. It's it so hard to take pics it's so packed. Each time I pass by the place has a very long line outside and overcrowded on the inside.

 

[Alisa]

WOW what a beautiful book store!!

 

[JimFox]

Wow! What a very cool place. I am not into Harry Potter, but I have seen bits of it, and yeah I could see where this could have been some inspiration.