National Library, Singapore
National Library of Singapore
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The National Library (Chinese: 国家图书馆, Malay: Perpustakaan Negara, Tamil: தேசிய நூலகம்) is in Singapore. The new 16-story replaces the old National Library at Stamford Road. The building was designed by T.R. Hamzah & Ken Yeang[1] and is the headquarters of the National Library Board.
Country | Singapore |
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Type | Public library |
Established | 22 July 2005 |
Location | 100 Victoria Street |
Coordinates | 1°17′52″N 103°51′15.2″E / 1.29778°N 103.854222°E |
Branch of | National Library Board |
The library was moved to new building in 2005 under the National Library Board known as the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library and also Central Public Library.
References
change- ↑ Pearson, Clifford A.: "T.R. Hamzah & Yeang applies its trademark bioclimatic design principles to the new National Library in Singapore" Archived 2015-10-12 at the Wayback Machine in Architectural Record, August 2006
Other websites
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- National Library Board Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian Reference Library Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- National Library of Singapore's Guide to its history Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine