Biblioteca Foral de Bizkaia

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Biblioteca Foral de Bizkaia

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Biblioteca Foral de Bizkaia, Provincial research library in Ensanche district, Bilbao, Spain

The Biblioteca Foral de Bizkaia occupies a six-story glass building with 10,000 square meters of space containing 300,000 volumes for public access.

The library began in 1900 at the Biscay Provincial Council Palace with an initial collection of 12,000 volumes donated by Fidel de Sagarminaga's heirs.

The glass facade displays texts in 200 languages, representing different world cultures and creating a multilingual visual experience for visitors.

The library distributes its collections across four floors, with the first floor holding 9,000 volumes, the second floor housing newspapers, and upper levels containing research materials.

The reserve collection includes 41 incunabula, with the oldest being Johannes Gerson's 'De simonia' from approximately 1472.

Location: Bilbao

Inception: 2007

Address: c/ Diputación, 7 48008

Phone: +34946243535

Email: foru_liburutegia@bizkaia.eus

Website: http://bizkaia.net/bibliotecaforal

GPS coordinates: 43.26159,-2.93206

Latest update: March 4, 2025 05:59

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