The Royal Danish Library: a multi-faceted (multi-dimensional) bridge between the past and the modern day Cover Image

Duńska Biblioteka Królewska: wielowymiarowy pomost między przeszłością i nowoczesnością
The Royal Danish Library: a multi-faceted (multi-dimensional) bridge between the past and the modern day

Author(s): Sławomir Sobczyk
Subject(s): Architecture, Other, Higher Education , Sociology of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: The Royal Danish Library; Danish National Library; University Library in Copenhagen; Black Diamond; SHL Architects;

Summary/Abstract: The Royal Library in Copenhagen is a central Danish national library which serves also as a university library (for the universities in Copenhagen and Aarhus), research institution as well as cultural and exhibition center. The new building named the Black Diamond has been connected to the traditional old one. Library activities also connect the past with the present. The following data were presented in this paper: history, architec- ture, book collection, and multidimensional function of the library. All of them are based on the information obtained by the author during his personal visit in the Royal Library.

  • Issue Year: 36/2023
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 31-47
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish