Since 1900, global average life expectancy has more than doubled. The Joanine Library at Portugal’s University of Coimbra has a collection of 60,000 books that are protected by bats. Overnight ...

Notable university buildings contain the 12th century Cathedral of Santa Cruz and numerous 16th century colleges, the Royal Palace of Alcacova, which has put up the University since 1537, the Joanine ...

NOW CLOSED: Not a bad place to do your studies. This is the ceiling of the Joanine Library. It was built in 1717 and is found inside the university of a Portuguese city that is the final resting ...