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The National Library of Romania - A New Headquarters - A New Beginning
The National Library of Romania - A New Headquarters - A New Beginning

Author(s): Elena Tîrziman
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Colectivul de Stiinte ale Informarii si Documentarii
Keywords: the National Library of Romania; national library; building; Romania

Summary/Abstract: The National Library of Romania will open a new headquarters at the end of 2011. The need for a suitable place for the library appears in 1957, two years after the reestablishment of the national library. In 1968, the designing requirements for building a national library are drawn up, and in 1971 the first designing theme is made, which will undergo adjustments after the 1977 earthquake. The works begin in 1986 and are abandoned after December 1989. In 2007, the designing is resumed, folllowed in 2008 by the execution of the works, which are completed in December 2011. Thus, after more than 50 years, the new building of the National Library of Romania is inaugurated, a building that meets the requirements and the specific functionalities of a national library.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 36-43
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English