Library Sainte Geneviève
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève library in Paris, Henri Labrouste
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève is a library located on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in Neo-Renaissance style by the architect Henri Labrouste, although its underlying metal structure relates it to cast iron architecture (examples of which are the Eiffel Tower or The Crystal Palace); it was built between 1843 and 1850.
The names of 810 illustrious scholars are inscribed on the library facade.
Architectural drawings
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Ground floor plan (hall) |
Main floor plan (reading room) |
Hall and reading room elevation) |
Façade |
References
- ^ Henri Labrouste et la bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Annie Le Saux, BBF 2002 - Paris, t. 47, n° 2