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National Library

The National Library is the flagship national library of Singapore. A subsidiary of the National Library Board, it consists of twin 16-storey blocks, linked by bridges on the upper floors, with three underground basements located on an 11,304-square-metre prime location in Victoria Street within the .
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—9:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: National Library of Singapore
  • Also known as: “Central Public Library”, “National Library of Singapore”, “National Library Singapore”, and “National Library, Singapore”
  • Address: 100 Victoria Street, Singapore, 188064
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bras Basah Complex and Saint Joseph’s Church.

Shopping center
is a mixed-use building on Bain Street in that houses both residential and commercial units. From the 1980s to the early 2000s, it was known for its numerous bookstores, and had the Mandarin nickname "Book City". is situated 110 metres southwest of National Library.

Church
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Saint Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located along Victoria Street in the Planning Area, within the Central Area of Singapore's central business district. is situated 150 metres northwest of National Library.

Shopping center
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, formerly known as Parco is an integrated development located at Victoria Street, Middle Road and North Bridge Road in Bugis, in Singapore. is situated 180 metres northeast of National Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Bugis.

Suburb
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is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

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and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

Neighborhood
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is a major mixed-use development located in , a subzone of the in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a .

National Library

Latitude
1.29762° or 1° 17′ 51″ north
Longitude
103.85425° or 103° 51′ 15″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Inception
2005
Levels
16
Height
90 metres (295 feet)
Operator
National Library Board
Open location code
6PH57VX3+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44414539
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11593830
Wiki­data ID
Q890364
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“National Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة سنغافورة الوطنية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sinqapur Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Singapur”
  • Chinese: “国家图书馆”
  • Chinese: “國家圖書館”
  • Chinese: “新加坡國家圖書館”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Singapuru”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia biblioteko de Singaporo”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia biblioteko de Singapuro”
  • Finnish: “Singaporen kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de Singapour”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Singapour”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Singapur”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Σιγκαπούρης”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של סינגפור”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית, סינגפור”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית”
  • Japanese: “シンガポール国立図書館”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara Singapura”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی سنگاپور”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Сингапура”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Singapur”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய நூலகம், சிங்கப்பூர்”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய நூலகம்”
  • Thai: “หอสมุดแห่งชาติ”
  • Thai: “หอสมุดแห่งชาติสิงค์โปร์”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Сінгапуру”
  • Uzbek: “Singapur milliy kutubxonasi”

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