Mary Library
| Mary welaýatyň kitaphanasy | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
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| Type | Library |
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| Location | Mary |
| Coordinates | 37°35′30″N 61°51′05″E / 37.591702007174504°N 61.85133134968959°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
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The Mary Library is a regional district library located in Mary, Turkmenistan. It is the largest regional library in the Mary District.[1]
History[edit]
Construction of the library began in February 2010. The library building was constructed by the Turkish company Sedaş Inşaat[2] in the immediate vicinity of the Palace Ruhyet as well as the head of the mosque of the Mary District. The cost of the building was $36.4 million.[3] The library officially opened on October 20, 2011 and the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, held the official opening ceremony.[4]
Building[edit]
The building has a spherical shape, and is supported by 62 columns. The height of the library is 42 meters. The three-story building is designed for the storage of three million books,[5] and can manage 600 concurrent readers. The library's collection includes a book shop, nine reading rooms, internet facilities, a separate reading room for elders, an office of special departments, conference rooms, and a children's room. Under the dome of the library, which is in the form of tulip petals, is a telescope.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Золотой век". www.turkmenistan.gov.tm.
- ↑ "Uncategorized @tr - Sedaş İnşaat".
- ↑ "В Мары будет построена большая библиотека стоимостью 36,4 млн. долл. США - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ↑ "К услугам жителей Марыйского велаята открылась областная библиотека - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ↑ Президент Туркменистана принял участие в открытии нового здания Марыйской велаятской библиотеки
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