Russian National Library, Saint Petersburg

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Russian_National_Library,_Saint_Petersburg
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkbp:address gptkb:18_Sadovaya_Street,_Saint_Petersburg
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Ministry_of_Culture_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Yegor_Sokolov
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1814
gptkbp:collectionSize over 38 million items
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alexander_Vershinin
gptkbp:founded 1795
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Catherine_the_Great
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom over 20
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian National Library, Saint Petersburg
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
multiple languages
gptkbp:legalDeposit yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Codex_Sinaiticus
gptkb:Ostromir_Gospels
manuscripts
maps
rare books
incunabula
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Imperial_Public_Library
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Gostiny_Dvor_metro_station
gptkbp:renamed Russian State Library (not to be confused, Moscow)
gptkbp:significance one of the largest libraries in the world
oldest public library in Russia
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_library
research
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:website https://www.nlr.ru/eng/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Codex_Zographensis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6