The Los Angeles Central Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Los_Angeles_Central_Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:library
gptkbp:address	630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Bertram_Goodhue
gptkbp:artworkBy	gptkb:Torch_of_Knowledge_sculpture Sphinxes at entrance Albert Herter murals Astronomers mural Bookworm sculpture Children's Garden mural Children's Literature mural Dean Cornwell murals Fountain of Books Goodhue murals History of California mural Joseph Young mosaic Julian Garnsey ceiling paintings Lee Lawrie sculptures Light of Learning sculpture Los Angeles History mural Magna Carta mural Rotunda dome painting S. Charles Lee chandelier Sunburst mosaic Thollemus sculpture World Peace mural
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 2 million volumes
gptkbp:designation	gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
gptkbp:destroyedBy	1986 fire
gptkbp:director	John F. Szabo (as of 2024)
gptkbp:features	Rotunda with murals by Dean Cornwell Pyramid-shaped tower Sculptures by Lee Lawrie
gptkbp:hasBranch	gptkb:Richard_J._Riordan_Central_Library
gptkbp:hasEvent	ALOUD lecture series
gptkbp:hasParking	gptkb:524_S._Flower_Street_Garage
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom	gptkb:Rare_Books_Room gptkb:Children's_Literature_Department gptkb:History_&_Genealogy_Department
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Los Angeles Central Library
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedFor	Central location in Los Angeles
gptkbp:opened	1926
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Los_Angeles_Public_Library
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Pershing_Square_station_(Metro_Red/Purple_Line)
gptkbp:renovated	1993
gptkbp:style	gptkb:Art_Deco gptkb:Egyptian_Revival
gptkbp:website	https://www.lapl.org/branches/central-library
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:California_Historical_Landmarks_in_Los_Angeles_County
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6