Minsk. Part 2: Minsk National
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| 23:21 UK time, Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Well... It is not possible to ignore 'national' Minsk, when talking about the city :)
The National Library
The building that is considered to be a diamond, but takes its stand in the of 50 strange buildings is our national library. Its foundation was laid in 2002 and it had been finished by 2006, while many rumors were being spread... right up to ‘It’s going to fall’. And all the country was donating, I’m afraid, even those, who didn’t need the library:)
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Total area of ‘the diamond’ is 113 669 square metres and its height is more than 73 metres. There are 2000 places in 20 reading rooms. I can’t say I often visit it, but I did when I was working on my diploma paper and needed newspapers of 1930th. There are galleries, a museum of books, a conference hall, a room for children and even kind a sport-center (the most important thing in the library, I think:), but I was just at lunchroom to take a cup of coffee. If you are interested, you can have a virtual around the library.
We also have The National Bank, which is the central one in the country and also is a state body accountable to the President of Belarus (he approves its regulations and determines the organization for its audit). And we have The National Art Museum (the largest collection of art), The National Airport and The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (the highest state scientific organization of Belarus) in Minsk; all are solid, but none is as ‘brilliant’ and arguable as the library.
And what about you? Do you need a library in your life?
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Comment number 1.
At 16th Dec 2010, Veronika wrote:thanks to the person, who made this pic and posted it for free using:)
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Comment number 2.
At 16th Dec 2010, Slim wrote:"My" library looks quite differently. Look at the picture:
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Comment number 3.
At 16th Dec 2010, Majka wrote:Hi Veronica,
For as long as I remember books played in my life the large part, and libraries as well.. I think that the access to the culture (the purchase of the book, the cinema ticket, the theatre or else on the concert) due to enough high prices is significantly made difficult for average Polish people. The situation unfortunately will not take a turn for the better, since the new year increase rates Value Added Tax (VAT). In Warsaw remarkable is the building of the university library, nicely situated (over Vistula), with the green roof garden... Other alternative is the exchange read books with friends, or fairs of the cheap book. In my family the books also they were transferred from one generation to the next. In my opinion it is a good way on the inoculation "love to the books..."
Best regards,
Majka from Poland
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At 30th Aug 2011, Sanket wrote:i would like to become an Architecture. and one I will achieve my dream, then I would Designs world's best Building Model.
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