Qatar National Library, National library in Education City, Doha, Qatar
The Qatar National Library occupies 42,000 square meters with a diamond-shaped structure featuring glass walls and elevated corners creating natural entrances.
The library opened in 2018 as part of Qatar Foundation's Education City project, which started in 1995 to establish an educational hub.
The Heritage Library section contains 2,400 manuscripts and scientific works from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries related to Arab-Islamic civilization.
The facility includes computer rooms, study areas, a children's section, and automated systems that process over one million books and digital resources.
The underground Heritage Library maintains specialized laboratories for conservation and digitization of historical documents in climate-controlled display cases.
Location: Doha
Inception: November 19, 2012
Architects: Rem Koolhaas
Website: http://www.qnl.qa
Website: http://qnl.qa
GPS coordinates: 25.28254,51.54027
Latest update: May 11, 2025 03:39
Qatar offers diverse photography spots throughout the country. Visitors can photograph modern architecture at the Museum of Islamic Art and National Museum, historical structures at Al Zubarah Fort and Barzan Towers, and natural landscapes at the Inland Sea and Al Thakhira Mangroves. The country combines cultural sites like Katara Cultural Village and Souq Waqif with contemporary locations including The Pearl-Qatar and Villaggio Mall.
Doha blends futuristic lines, Gulf traditions, and marine landscapes that change with the light. The city offers rare photographic contrasts, between geometric museums, shimmering skyscrapers, and historic neighborhoods with narrow alleys. Along the Corniche, the silhouettes of the bay are reflected on the water, while markets come alive at sunset. In museums, architecture plays with shadow. On artificial islands, pastel facades create unexpected Mediterranean settings. Doha features a variety of places, each highlighting a different aspect of the capital. Here are the most photogenic spots to explore.
Museum of Islamic Art
1.4 km
Souq Waqif
892 m
National Museum of Qatar
1.1 km
Doha Corniche
1 km
Doha Tower
4.1 km
Muzeum Narodowe Kataru
1.1 km
Dubai Towers Doha
4 km
Grand Hamad Stadium
3.3 km
Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar
1.6 km
MIA Park
1.4 km
Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center
856 m
Al Bidda Park
3.1 km
Al Koot Fort
1 km
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1.7 km
Qatar Museums Authority
886 m
Msheireb Museums
1.2 km
Fire Station
4 km
Souq Waqif Station Metro Goldline
678 m
Al Corniche
3.8 km
Al Riwaq Gallery
1.2 km
Falcon souq
1.2 km
Shanghai memory- 老上海中餐馆
2 km
Sheikh Abdulla bin Jassim Al-Thani Palace
1 km
Bin Jelmood House
1.3 km
Pource
889 m
Mina Park 1
1.5 km
Parisa Souq Waqif
891 m
Museum of Islamic Art Park
1.4 kmReviews
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