new building of the National Library of Belarus is so beautiful, original and unique that rightfully is the hallmark of the country.So book depository can be proud of any capital of the world - rich fund combines not only a unique design and extraordinary architecture of the building, which is built of Belarus.The National Library is a multi-specialty research center responsible latest science and technology in this field.
first library
Tsarist province National Library did not exist, and although geographically Republic continued to emerge until 1926, already in 1922 at the State University established the first National Library of the Republic of Belarus, which at first was called "Belarusian State and University Library"(republic itself had abbreviation Byelorussian SSR).The initial pool of 60 thousand volumes.But he quickly replenished efforts across the country and from private libraries.
first room
history of the National Library of Belarus began at Jubilee House - a building constructed in 1913 for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, which previously housed the church and archaeological museum as part of the episcopal monastery.This building was erected in the city for a rare retrospective-Russian style.It should be noted that the main library of the republic is always placed in the original notable buildings.
In 1926, the fund grew to store 300 thousand, and the number of readers has increased 5 times.The library became an independent institution and it needs to decide to build a special building, which also entered the history of the republic with its uniqueness, originality and purposefulness destination - library becomes a center not only of thought, but also cultural and national construction.
specially constructed building
of the items selected project George Lavrov.He proposed a completely new building for Minsk, which wanted to bring the mathematical coordinate system - the contrast between the length and height of the reading rooms located in the back of the book depository.The main building was ready for the 10th anniversary of the republic letnimu - he took readers in 1932.The project was so good that in our time in a restored architectural monument of Constructivism, which left quite a bit, especially in Belarus, located Board of National Education.
funds grow
great attention to major book store of the Republic of Belarus has always paid.National Library by 1941 had in their vaults of about 2 million copies of books.It was heavily loss - Belarus lost about 83% of the funds.The priceless ancient manuscripts and scrolls were stolen, many burned along with the building.But in 1943 the joint efforts of the country's funds of Belarusian libraries are beginning to recover.By the mid '50s building George Lavrov longer cope with the influx of readers.But 1989 is a contest of new building projects.
emergence of the National Library of Belarus
After the "parade of sovereignties" Byelorussian SSR became officially known as the Republic of Belarus.National Library could and should be the hallmark of the updated country.By the "construction of the century" came more than seriously (were involved in the construction of 5,000 people and 200 organizations), although the country had enough other problems.The implementation of the project architects Viktor Kramarenko and Michael Vinogradov, who won in 1989, started only in 2002. They worked with great enthusiasm, because the project "Belarusian Diamond", symbolizing his form invaluable and inexhaustible wealth of knowledge conquered all.
unique project
All drew ultra-modern design of the building, which is the central body is a complex geometric shape - rombokubooktaedr and its faces presents 18 squares and 8 triangles.This extraordinary building is covered with a reflective mirror glass, put on stylobate, a kind of stand-podium.The construction was accelerated pace - working around the clock, and often at the construction site were up to 3,000 people at a time.The building, which was opened with a grand, fully justified fanfare, attended by the president, passed June 16, 2006, met all the costs, to satisfy all ambitions.It is a masterpiece, which is rightly proud of the whole of Belarus.The National Library is not only very beautiful, it is one of the few modern world of libraries, are simultaneously the research, information, social, political, and cultural center.
National Library - the national symbol
Sculpture Francis Skorina, the first Belarusian printer, stands in the foreground, in front of the main entrance, made in the form of an open book.It depicted scenes on the development of writing, a statement of Francis Skaryna on the human desire for perfection, to the likeness of God, translated into 19 languages.Above the main entrance decorated by the best artists and sculptors of the republic.The whole complex is located in the central park of the capital.National Library of Belarus (photo attached) - a real diamond.From today, the same unusual, but beautiful buildings immediately comes to mind except Opera in Sydney.You look, and breathtaking.
Some sizes surprising structure
The structure and size of the library say such data - 20 reading rooms make it possible to partake of knowledge while 2,000 people.In addition, they are located 1500 workstations designed to work with the electronic catalog.Repository is designed for 14 million copies, and the total area of the whole library is 113,669 square meters.m. The numbers are impressive and without comparisons with the whole area of the Vatican, the fourth part of which it is.Library is a national treasure of the Republic, to promote the knowledge is constantly here to make excursions.
«Belarusian Diamond" today
«Diamond knowledge", also known as the library in Minsk, today has its foundations in about 9 million copies of books, manuscripts, microcopies of documents in 80 languages.Although funds have not yet returned to store all the invaders have been taken out (the search is carried out continuously, at all levels), the catalog of rare manuscripts, old books, old unique editions is more than 70 thousand copies.Only newspapers are stored 4700 titles and magazines and other periodicals - 3 million. Copies.All of this is on the 10 floors of the store.Because of the huge fund of 500 000 units is freely available - reading rooms and a subscription.
in specially equipped with modern equipment locations can access the digital storerooms.Electronic Library of Belarus has a directory, which is the main search engine of the entire national book depository.Recruiting conducted continuously in normal mode.
Other libraries
addition to "Diamond of Knowledge" in the country, there are other stacks.Large Library of Belarus presented primarily storage Government Technology and Agrarian Technical University.It has a large fund of Belarusian Public Association of the Belarusian State University and the stacks.It is a major Presidential Library of the Republic of Belarus, there are about 80 years old.Every major university is also a decent library.
