The Berlin State Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Library
gptkbp:accessibility open to the public
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Prussian_Cultural_Heritage_Foundation
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Hans_Scharoun
gptkbp:architectural_style Neoclassical
gptkbp:building_type gptkb:urban_area
gptkbp:collection_focus gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:European_history
gptkb:literature
German literature
gptkbp:collection_size over 12 million items
gptkbp:coordinates 52.5167° N, 13.3889° E
gptkbp:director gptkb:Barbara_Schneider-Kempf
gptkbp:established 1661
gptkbp:exhibition_space temporary exhibitions
permanent exhibitions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Berlin State Library
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:membership paid for non-residents
free for residents of Berlin
gptkbp:notable_collection gptkb:manuscripts
gptkb:maps
rare books
music scores
gptkbp:notable_event World War II damage
merger with other libraries
reopening in 1995
gptkbp:notable_visitor gptkb:Hannah_Arendt
gptkb:Hermann_Hesse
gptkb:Günter_Grass
gptkb:Ingeborg_Bachmann
gptkb:Paul_Celan
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Thomas_Mann
gptkb:W._H._Auden
gptkb:Walter_Benjamin
gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht
gptkbp:parent_organization gptkb:Berlin_State_Museums
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:International_Federation_of_Library_Associations
gptkb:European_Library_Network
gptkb:German_National_Library_Network
Berlin's cultural institutions
gptkbp:services interlibrary loan
research assistance
digital collections
exhibitions
public programs
gptkbp:type gptkb:Public_Library
gptkbp:website www.sbb.berlin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tiergarten
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4