| Carnegie Library of Reims | |
|---|---|
Bibliothèque Carnegie de Reims | |
 Carnegie Library of Reims | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Public library |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Reims, France |
| Coordinates | 49°15′10.72″N 4°2′7.63″E / 49.2529778°N 4.0354528°E |
| Construction started | 1921 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Inaugurated | 10 June 1928 |
| Renovated | 2004-2005 |
| Cost | US$200,000[1] (1920) |
| Renovation cost | € 5.4 million [2] (2005) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 4,100 m2 (44,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Max Sainsaulieu |
| Other designers | Jacques Simon, Jacques Gruber, Madeleine Lacour, Henri Sauvage |
| Awards and prizes | Gold Medal of the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Jacques Bléhaut, Jean-Loup Roubert |
| Website | |
| www.bm-reims.fr | |
The Carnegie Library of Reims (French: Bibliothèque Carnegie de Reims) is a public library built with money donated by businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to the city of Reims after World War I. Reims was one of three "front-line" cities to be given a Carnegie library, the other two being Leuven and Belgrade (Belgrade University Library).[1] Built in the 1920s, it combined the mission of heritage conservation and of reading public library. Until 2003, the Carnegie Library was the main library of Reims.
The Art Deco decor of the Carnegie Library, the harmony of its proportions, the elegance of its architecture made it worthy of inclusion in the French inventory of Monuments historiques.[3]
- ^ a b Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1921, p. 37
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