Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève library in Paris, Henri Labrouste

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève is a library located on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in Neo-Renaissance style by the architect Henri Labrouste, although its underlying metal structure relates it to cast iron architecture (examples of which are the Eiffel Tower or The Crystal Palace); it was built between 1843 and 1850.

The library is a very popular research and study facility among the students from the local universities.

The names of 810 illustrious scholars are inscribed on the library facade.^[1]

Architectural drawings

Ground floor plan (hall)

Main floor plan (reading room)

Hall and reading room elevation)

Façade

References

1. ^ Henri Labrouste et la bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Annie Le Saux, BBF 2002 - Paris, t. 47, n° 2

External links

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Coordinates: 48°50′49.5″N 2°20′45″E / 48.847083°N 2.34583°E / 48.847083; 2.34583

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