Biblioteca Pública Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Public library and concert hall in Suba, Bogotá, Colombia.
Biblioteca Pública Julio Mario Santo Domingo is a 23,000 m² cultural complex in Suba, Bogotá, designed by architect Daniel Bermúdez. Its rectangular volumes are clad in pale pinkish-beige panels, with a taller flat-topped tower on the left. The central facade is set back behind a tall dark glass curtain wall framed in concrete, and a wide staircase of reddish-brown steps leads up to the entrance beside a low white wall with a metal grille.
Construction began in 2007 and the complex opened on 26 May 2010, built under a cooperation agreement between the Santo Domingo family and Bogotá's Secretaría de Educación, Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte, IDRD, IDU and other district bodies. Architect Daniel Bermúdez designed the 23,000 m² building, which cost more than 50,000 million pesos and became the fourth main library of the BibloRed network.
The complex is named after Julio Mario Santo Domingo, the businessman whose family co-funded it with Bogotá's Secretaría de Educación and other district bodies. Its ten specialised rooms are divided by age and medium: Bebeteca, Sala infantil and Ludoteca for early childhood and children, and Sala General de Lectura, Sonoteca and Videoteca for young people and adults. The Teatro Mayor's stage curtain was designed by the artist Juan Cárdenas.
The facility typically operates from early morning to evening hours with full closure on Mondays. Checking ahead online or at the entrance ensures you have current information about any special events or schedule adjustments.
The complex was designed by Colombian architect Daniel Bermúdez, and construction ran from 2007 to its opening on 26 May 2010, costing more than 50,000 million pesos. The 23,000 m² building holds two theatres: the Teatro Mayor, seating 1,332, and the Teatro Estudio, with 363 seats and a retractable stand of 208 chairs.
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