Bogotá
Bogotá D.C.
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Luis Ángel Arango Library

Luis Ángel Arango Library is a public located in , . It is one of the largest and most important libraries in the world. It was founded in 1958 as a small library with a few books on economics, currently its collection has about 2.000.000 works.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Sunday: 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Email: preguntelealbibliotecario@banrep.gov.co
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Bogotá, Colombia
  • Also known as: “Luis Angel Arango Library”
  • Address: 4-14 Calle 11, Bogotá D.C., 11001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Casa de Moneda and Teatro de Cristóbal Colón.

Museum
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The is a numismatics museum located in neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It is managed by the Bank of the Republic of Colombia and used to display its numismatic collection that is composed by around 18,600 objects that…

Theater building
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The Christopher Columbus Theater (Spanish: , or Columbus Theater, is 's National Theatre, located in . It was built in the Neoclassical style by the architect Pietro Cantini on October 5, 1885 and inaugurated on October 27, 1892. on the occasion of the fourth centenary of Columbus' first landing in the Americas with a performance of Verdi's Ernani. is situated 180 metres west of Luis Ángel Arango Library.

Church
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The Metropolitan and Primate Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter of Bogotá or better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Bogotá and Primate of Colombia, officially Sacred Holy Temple Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica and… is situated 260 metres west of Luis Ángel Arango Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Candelaria and San Victorino.

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is the historic center of , and the city's principal destination for tourists. Home to the top museums, the government palaces, and beautiful old colonial buildings along narrow cobblestone streets, it's a must see.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood of , .

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood of , . It is in the Santa Fe district in east-central Bogotá, on the edge of the forest reserve. Historically, the population was very poor, and continued to be so well into the twenty-first century.

Luis Ángel Arango Library

Latitude
4.59721° or 4° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
-74.07284° or 74° 4′ 22″ west
Elevation
2,626 metres (8,615 feet)
Operator
Banco de la República de Colombia
Open location code
67P7HWWG+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24251972
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8051090
Wiki­data ID
Q531927
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Luis Ángel Arango Library” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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