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Historic building of the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB)

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Historic building of the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB)

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Historic building of the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB)

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    February 26, 2018

    The old university library or official "the historic building of the State and University Library Göttingen" is located in Papendiek 14 in 37073 Göttingen and forms a building complex together with the Kollegienhaus and the monastery church of St. Peter and Paul.
    It is a stone building from the Gründerzeit.
    1878-1882 built after the demolition of older university buildings to a design by Bernhard Kühn
    1903-1904 extension of the west wing
    1945-1949 Rebuilding after bomb damage by an air raid
    since 1992 Center for the Historical Stocks and Special Collections of the Nds. State and University Library (SUB)
    Source: Information board on the building

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      January 3, 2023

      Founded in 1734, it is now one of the largest libraries in Germany.
      In the old building, it houses valuable manuscripts and rare prints.

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        November 19, 2019

        very nice old university building and the "old" university library with high rooms and old, wooden bookshelves full of literary works of art

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