Spain Library, Library park in Santo Domingo Savio, Medellín, Colombia.
Spain Library is a public library and park in the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood of Medellín, made up of three connected dark stone buildings set on a hillside. The buildings contain reading rooms, learning areas, and community spaces, while the outdoor grounds offer open terraces overlooking the valley below.
The library opened in 2007 with funding from the Spanish government as part of a broader effort to bring public facilities to underserved neighborhoods in Medellín. The inauguration was attended by the Spanish royal family, which drew international attention to the project.
The name honours Spain, whose government funded the project through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation and donated the auditorium. The three blocks divide the programme between the library, training rooms and auditorium, and the roof platform serves as a public square and lookout over the valley. The park belongs to Medellín's public library system, the SBPM.
The library is reached by taking Metrocable Line K to Santo Domingo station, then walking a short distance to the entrance. Entry is free, and the outdoor grounds have seating and restrooms available for visitors.
The three buildings are clad in dark stone tiles and pierced by only small windows, a deliberate choice so that visitors could disconnect from the surrounding neighbourhood. The complex cost about $4 million and was completed in 2007 after plans were approved in 2005.
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