Joanine Library

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The Joanine Library is an ornate 18th-century Baroque library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, renowned for its richly decorated interiors and historic book collections.

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Joanine Library canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque library ⓘ
academic library ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque
collectionContains early printed books ⓘ
incunabula ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ
rare books ⓘ
collectionSize over 60,000 volumes ⓘ
constructionEnd 1728 ⓘ
constructionStart 1717 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation 40.208°N 8.426°W ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
floorCount 3 ⓘ
hasPart Baroque doorways ⓘ
gilded woodwork ⓘ
lacquered wooden shelves ⓘ
ornate reading room ⓘ
painted ceilings ⓘ
thick masonry walls ⓘ
three-level book stacks ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus national monument of Portugal ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Centro Region ⓘ
Coimbra ⓘ
Coimbra District ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
University of Coimbra ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Royal Palace of the University of Coimbra ⓘ
namedAfter King John V of Portugal ⓘ
notableFeature Baroque frescoes ⓘ
bats used for insect control in the stacks ⓘ
gilded and painted wooden shelves ⓘ
painted allegorical panels ⓘ
richly decorated interiors ⓘ
thick walls that help preserve books ⓘ
officialName Biblioteca Joanina ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator University of Coimbra ⓘ
ownedBy University of Coimbra ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2013 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Biblioteca Joanina → alsoKnownAs → Joanine Library ⓘ
Joanina Library → alternativeName → Joanine Library ⓘ