Bibliotheque Mazarine
Paris, France. Founded 1643.
- Type: Public
- City: Paris
- Country: France
- Founded: 1643
Overview
Built from the library of Cardinal Mazarin and opened to the public by his will in 1647, the Mazarine is the oldest public library in France. Its first librarian, Gabriel Naude, designed it as a library open to everyone, revolutionary in its day. About 600,000 volumes and 4,000 manuscripts line the 17th century galleries beside the Institut de France, overlooking the Seine.
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