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Architecture- Paris former Bibliotheque Nationale de France |
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| See also Bibliothèque nationale de France (new) | |
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architect |
Henri Labrouste |
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location |
Quai Francois-Mauriac 75013. Paris, France |
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date |
1862 to 1868 |
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style |
NeoClassical |
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construction |
masonry, iron columns, terra cotta vaults, truss roof |
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type |
Library |
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| Reading Room | |
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The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) is the National Library of
France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all
that is published in France. The current president of the library is
Bruno Racine. History The National Library of France traces its origin to the royal library founded at the Louvre by Charles V in 1368. It expanded under Louis XIV and opened to the public in 1692. The library's collections swelled to over 300,000 volumes during the radical phase of the French Revolution when the private libraries of aristocrats and clergy were seized. By an act of the revolutionary French National Assembly, the Library became the first free public library in the world in 1793. Following the series of regime changes in France, it became the Imperial National Library and in 1868 was moved to newly constructed buildings on the rue de Richelieu designed by Henri Labrouste. |
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links |
www.bnf.fr |
| www.essential-architecture.com | |