Biblioteca Nacional (Montevideo)
The Biblioteca Nacional (in German: National Library) is a building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo .
The building, which was built in 1937 as a result of a competition for its construction, and the foundation stone was laid on the property acquired in 1926 on May 26, 1937, is located in Barrio Cordón on Avenida 18 de Julio 1790 , corner of Pje. Emilio Frugoni . Luis Crespi was responsible as the architect . The Biblioteca Nacional de Uruguay (Uruguayan National Library) founded by Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga and opened on May 26, 1816 , whose headquarters were originally located at today's Plaza Zabala , has been housed here since 1955. It was officially opened at this location in 1964. The building is architecturally to be assigned to the revolution architecture and has a floor area of 4000 m².
Since 1996 the building has been classified as a Monumento Histórico Nacional .
literature
- Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3. Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo et al., Montevideo et al. 2008, ISBN 978-9974-600-26-3 , p. 77.
Web links
- Biblioteca Nacional (Spanish), accessed July 7, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Internet presence of the Biblioteca Nacional de Uruguay
- ↑ 26 de mayo de 1816: fundación de la primera Biblioteca Pública ( Memento of the original of March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from uruguayeduca.edu.uy, accessed July 7, 2012
- ↑ Articulos e Historia - Historia / Biblioteca Nacional ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), Retrieved July 7, 2012
Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 10 ″ S , 56 ° 10 ′ 38.8 ″ W.