சரஸ்வதி மஹால் நூலகம் - Saraswati Mahal Library and art gallery (Royal Palace Library) (Thanjavur)

India / Tamil Nadu / Thanjavur
 library, interesting place
The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library is one among a few medieval libraries existing in the world.The Encyclopaedia Britannica in its survey of the Libraries of the world mentions this as "the most remarkable Library in India".
Founded as the royal palace library during the reign of the Nayaks of Thanjavur between the years 1535 AD and 1675 AD, it was named as 'Sarasvati Bhandar' (Collection place of manuscripts).The Maratha rulers contributed to the development of the library, which was situated within the premises of the palace, after they captured Thanjavur in 1675 AD till 1855 AD.tawp.in/r/941
www.sarasvatimahallibrary.tn.nic.in/
namami.nic.in/mrc/TanjoreLibrary.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswathi_Mahal_Library
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Coordinates:   10°47'29"N   79°8'10"E
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