The Los Angeles Central Library

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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