The Central University Library of Bucharest (Romanian: Biblioteca Centrală Universitară) is a library in central Bucharest, located next to the National Museum of Art of Romania.
It was built on the land bought by King Carol I of Romania for the "Carol I University Foundation" (Fundaţia Universitară Carol I) and designed by French architect Paul Gottereau. The building was completed in 1893 and it was opened on 14 March 1895. In 1911, the building was extended by the same architect and the new wing was opened on 9 May 1914.
On 12 July 1948, the Library of the University Foundation became the Central Library of the University of Bucharest. During the Romanian Revolution of 1989, a fire was started in the building and over 500,000 books, along with 3,700 manuscripts, were burnt. Starting in April 1990, the building was repaired and modernized, being reopened on 20 November 2001.
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