National Library of Russia, National library in Saint Petersburg, Russia
The National Library of Russia maintains over 36 million items, including books, manuscripts, maps, and periodicals across multiple buildings in Saint Petersburg.
Catherine the Great established this institution in 1795, which started as the Imperial Public Library with collections from the Załuski Library of Poland.
The library holds numerous rare documents, including 6,000 incunabula, 800,000 rare books, and the complete Voltaire Library containing 7,000 volumes.
Visitors can access reading rooms daily, consult with specialists, and participate in guided tours through departments like Manuscripts and Rare Books.
The library contains the largest collection of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian language materials globally, with mandatory deposits of all printed Russian works.
Location: Saint Petersburg
Inception: May 16, 1795
Website: http://nlr.ru/eng
GPS coordinates: 59.93350,30.33561
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:37
Monument to Catherine II of Russia, Saint Petersburg
77 m
Eliseyev Emporium
135 m
Great Gostiny Dvor
203 m
Ostrovsky Square
119 m
Komissarzhevskaya Theatre
290 m
Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre
159 m
Shuvalov palace
222 m
The Passage
129 m
Siege of Leningrad - Reproducer
105 m
Russian National Library building at Nevsky prospect
43 m
Nevskiy 46
184 m
Nevskiy 54
120 m
Фонд исторической фотографии имени Карла Буллы
114 m
House with Four Colonnades
228 m
Department of Prints NLR Russian
0 m
Rossi Pavilions
151 m
Соколовский корпус
46 m
Торговый дом «Братья Елисеевы»
148 m
Корпус Росси
6 m
Торговый дом «Братья Елисеевы» (театральные и торговые помещения)
159 m
Nevskiy 54
138 m
Дом по Малой Садовой улице (с флигелями)
199 m
Emporio di Eliseyev
129 m
Nevskiy 44
212 m
Южный корпус (Корпус Воротилова)
86 m
Жилой дом. Здесь жили: в 1823-1832 гг. — государственный деятель М.М. Сперанский, в 1823-1825 гг. — декабрист Г.С. Батеньков, в 1854-1873 гг. — поэт Ф.И. Тютчев
235 m
Nevskiy 58, Malaya Sadovaya 6
208 m
Ostrovsky Square Garden
79 mReviews
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