Bibliotheque Nationale
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 | Bibliotheque Nationale |
| Designer | Henri Labrouste |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Date | 1862 to 1868 |
| Building Type | central library |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Original scheme by <a href="http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Etienne-Louis_Boullee.html">Etienne-Louis Boullee</a>, 1785. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Bibliotheque_Nationale.html |
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Discussion
"Several proposals had been made for the Bibliotheque Nationale that were inspired by Etienne Boullee's scheme for the Bibliotheque Imperiale for the same site in 1785, but it wasn't until Labrouste's appointment in 1854 that substantial work began."
— Annabel Delgado, in Randall J. Van Vunckt, ed. International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture, Volume 2, Architecture, p222.
"The Reading Room is covered with a series of nine pendentived simple domes of terra-cotta, supported by twelve slender columns of iron, aranged in four rows, the outer columns standing close to the walls."
— Sir Bannister Fletcher, A History of Architecture, p1206.
Address
Quai Francois-Mauriac 75013.
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References
Michael Brawne. Libraries: Architecture and Equipment. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. LC 73-089609. Z679.B83. ground plan, p16 plate 16. interior perspective, p16 plate 15. section rendering, p16 plate 17.
Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. comments, p1206, photos of reading room and stacks, p1209. — The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
Jean-Marie Perouse De Montclos. Etienne-Louis Boullee. New York: George Braziller, 1974. ISBN 0-8076-0672-3. LC 72-92833. NA1053.B69P413. elevation drawing, f69. section drawing, f66. plan drawing, f65.
Randall J. Van Vunckt, ed. International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture : Volume 2, Architecture. Detroit: St. James Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55862-087-7. LC 93-13431. NA40.I48 1993. 720'.9-dc20. discussion, p222 and 224, reading room photo, p223.
External Links
- site Richelieu - the original BNF building, now specializing in illuminated manuscripts
- site François-Mitterrand - the new BNF building, designed by Dominique Perrault
