Virgilio Barco Library

Virgilio Barco Public Library
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4°39′26″N 74°05′19″W / 4.6571°N 74.0885°W / 4.6571; -74.0885
Location Colombia
Typepublic
Architect(s)Rogelio Salmona
Service area36.812 m²
Collection
Size150.000 items

Virgilio Barco Public Library is a Public library in the western sector of Bogotá, Colombia, is part of BibloRed, the District's Public Library Network.[1][2] The building was designed by architect Rogelio Salmona, and forms part of the Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park. Its inauguration took place on December 21, 2001, named after former President Virgilio Barco Vargas.[3]

  1. ^ "Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco | BibloRed". www.biblored.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ^ CO), Red Distrital de Bibliotecas Públicas BibloRed (Bogotá. "Brochure Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco". www.bibliotecadigitaldebogota.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. ^ "Historia y memoria documental de las bibliotecas en Bogotá". www.bibliotecadigitaldebogota.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.