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Upon its completion in 1995, the library received a bevy of prestigious international awards, includi

Note: Last November, in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the library’s completion, DPA lau

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The surrounding enclosures, along with the towers themselves, contain a seemingly endless sequence of

At the core of the elevated esplanade is a vast central courtyard. It is hollowed out and filled in b

For visitors and residents of the 13th Arrondissement, the library is accessible and inclusive, using

Although they are physically and symbolically displaced from the center of the project, the four corn

Perrault’s design is a provocative play on the traditional role of great public architecture in Paris

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The library began as the most ambitious in a long line of architectural undertakings—the Grands Proje

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