Megabiblioteca

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Megabiblioteca is the popular nickname for Mexico City’s Biblioteca Vasconcelos, a massive, modern public library renowned for its striking architecture and extensive collections.

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Megabiblioteca canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
nickname
public library
architect Abraham Zabludovsky
Alberto Kalach
Juan Palomar
Tonatiuh Martínez
architecturalStyle modern architecture
collectionSize over 500000 volumes
continent North America
country Mexico
designedAs national public library
floorCount multiple levels of open stacks
hasArtwork Gabriel Orozco’s whale skeleton sculpture
hasCollection books
multimedia materials
periodicals
reference works
hasFeature hanging book stacks
large central atrium
steel and glass structure
surrounding botanical garden
hasPart auditorium
children’s area
gardens
multimedia area
reading rooms
sculpture garden
hasUse library
inception 2006
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedIn Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
namedAfter José Vasconcelos
nickname Megabiblioteca
notableFor large open interior with suspended bookshelves
striking architecture
officialName Biblioteca Vasconcelos
operator Secretaría de Cultura (Mexico)
ownedBy Government of Mexico
primaryLanguageOfCollection Spanish
publicAccess yes
refersTo Biblioteca Vasconcelos

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos alsoKnownAs Megabiblioteca
Biblioteca Vasconcelos nickname Megabiblioteca
subject linked to: Megabiblioteca