Russia · Building
Omsk State Library
Omsk's oldest public library, founded for Pushkin's centenary in 1899, now occupies a 1995 building whose facade bears…
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Albania · Palace
Palace of Culture, Tirana
The most important civic building in the Albanian capital, designed by a joint Italian-Soviet team as a diplomatic…
China · Building
Pao Yue-kong Library
Hong Kong Polytechnic University's principal library, founded in 1972 and recently expanded with award-winning contemporary design.
Lazio · Building
Public library – Alessandro Pistalla
The Biblioteca Pubblica Alessandro Pistalla is the principal public library of Viterbo, a medieval city in northern Lazio…
China · Building
Pudong Library
A major public library in Shanghai housing approximately 3.9 million resources, serving researchers, students, and the general public…
Brazil · Building
Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura, Rio
The Manueline cathedral of the Portuguese book - carved galleries soaring to a stained skylight, the largest Lusophone…
Canada · Building
Robarts Library
Toronto's striking brutalist landmark of 1973 houses over 4.5 million books in a monumental geometric tower, anchoring the…
Russia · Building
Russian State Children’s Library
The world's largest children's library, the RGDB in Moscow holds over 560,000 books and welcomes 45,000 annual visitors…
Algeria · Cathedral
Sacre-Coeur Cathedral, Oran
The domed cathedral of Camus' city - reinforced-concrete Byzantine of 1913, reborn as Oran's great public library.
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