Black Diamond Library - Copenhagen, Denmark
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bluesnote
N 55° 40.404 E 012° 34.959
33U E 347982 N 6172380
One of the largest libraries in the world.
Waymark Code: WMX2QW
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 11/18/2017
Views: 4
Taken from the website: The Black Diamond in Copenhagen was finished in 1999 and is an extension to the Royal Library. The building is shiny, black facets mirror the sea and the sky at the harbour front.
A large incision cleaves the building into two formations and gives light to the atrium inside. The atrium connects the city with the sea outside as well as the old and new library buildings. The glass facade is held by iron girders weighing approximately one metric tonne per metre.
Per Kirkeby's impressive 200 square-metre painting adorns the ceiling of the Black Diamond.
Apart from the main functions of a library, the building houses The National Museum of Photography, a bookshop, a café, a restaurant and the Dronningesalen concert and theatre hall which seats 600.
Søren Kierkegaard and The National Photomuseum
Here, you can see Søren Kierkegaard's manuscripts which are kept safely in Royal Library's Søren Kierkegaard Archive. No one outside the library has access to the impressive, large manuscript collection, and only a very few inside.
The Black Diamond also includes The National Photomuseum.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Admission Prices:
Free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Half of a day (2-5 hours)
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
Hours of Operation: Not listed
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