Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève

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Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève library in Paris, Henri Labrouste
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 1851.

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

[edit] Architectural drawings

Ground floor plan (hall)

Main floor plan (reading room)

Hall and reading room elevation)

Façade

[edit] References

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

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Coordinates: 48°50′49.5″N, 2°20′45″E

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