National Library of Belarus explained

Native Name:Belarusian: Нацыянальная бібліятэка Беларусі (Belarusian)
Russian: Национальная библиотека Беларуси (Russian)
National Library of Belarus
Established:September 15, 1922
Location:Minsk, Belarus
Collection Size:~10 million items
Director:Roman Motulski

The National Library of Belarus (Belarusian: Нацыянальная бібліятэка Беларусі|Natsyyanal'naya bibliyateka Byelarusi, Russian: Национальная библиотека Беларуси|Natsional'naya biblioteka Belarusi) is the largest library in the Republic of Belarus,[1] located in Minsk. It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books in Russian behind the Russian State Library (Moscow) and the Russian National Library (Saint Petersburg).

Building

Construction of the new building started in November 2002 and was completed in January 2006. The library's main architectural component has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron. The height of the building is 73.6 metres (241.5 feet) and weight is 115 000 tonnes (not including books). The building has 23 floors. The National Library can seat about 2,000 readers and features a 500-seat conference hall. The library's new building was designed by architects Michaił Vinahradaŭ and Viktar Kramarenka and opened on 16 June 2006.[2] The National Library of Belarus is the main information and cultural centre of the country. Its depository collections include about 10 million items of various media.[3]

Observation deck

An elevator leading to the library's roof, located on the twenty-third floor, is present on the backside of the building. The roof has an observation deck equipped with binoculars arranged over the perimeter. There is also a café and a gallery on the twenty-second floor.[4]

Interesting facts

References

  1. Web site: Национальная библиотека Беларуси Belarus.by. www.belarus.by. ru. 2018-06-26.
  2. Web site: Национальная библиотека Республики Беларусь - ГПО "Минскстрой". www.minskstroy.by. en. 2018-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728101347/http://www.minskstroy.by/ob_ekti/realizovannie_ob_ekti/nacional_naja_biblioteka_respu/. 2018-07-28. dead.
  3. Web site: https://www.nlb.by/content/o-biblioteke/. ru:О библиотеке. Национальная библиотека Республики Беларусь. ru-RU. 2018-06-26.
  4. Web site: Observation Deck. Национальная библиотека Республики Беларусь. ru-RU. 2018-07-28.
  5. News: Лукашенко: Саддам Хусейн инвестировал полмиллиона долларов на строительство Национальной библиотеки. 2006-11-23. naviny.by. 2018-06-26.
  6. Web site: Molchat Doma - Discoteque (Official Music Video) Молчат Дома - Дискотека. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/A6qmSBlhNik . 2021-12-19 . live. youtube.com. en-US. 2020-10-16.

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