Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación (Buenos Aires)

Argentina / Buenos Aires / Buenos Aires / Adolfo Alsina, 1835
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Headquarters of the Library of Congress of Argentina, designed by Aslan and Ezcurra and inaugurated on March 15, 2012.

Established in 1859, the library specializes in legal issues and parliamentary, national, provincial, municipal and also of foreign origin.

The library has one of the most important documentary collections in the country, with more than 3,000,000 volumes. Its newspaper library has more than 7,000 titles.

The new building, with four floors and two basements, includes a cultural center, a conference room, a cinema, workshops and an art gallery.

Web: www.bcn.gob.ar/
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Coordinates:   34°36'40"S   58°23'33"W
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