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Leiden University Library

Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in , Netherlands. Holdings include some five million volumes, one million e-books, ninety thousand e-journals, two thousand current paper journals, and three thousand cuneiform tablets.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:30 AM—11:45 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 9:30 AM—11:15 PM
    October 3rd and January 1st: closed
    December 25th—26: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library based in Leiden, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Leiden”, “Leiden University Libraries”, “UB”, and “Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden”
  • Address: Witte Singel 27
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Paterbrug.

Museum
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The is the national archaeological of the , located in . It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. is situated 310 metres east of Leiden University Library.

Bridge
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is a bridge.

Museum
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Japan Museum is a museum located at the Rapenburg in Leiden, Netherlands. It displays items that were collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold between 1823 and 1829 during his stay at , the Dutch trade colony nearby in Japan. is situated 330 metres northeast of Leiden University Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pieterswijk and Vreewijk.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is a neighborhood.

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is a neighborhood.

Leiden University Library

Latitude
52.1575° or 52° 9′ 27″ north
Longitude
4.48128° or 4° 28′ 53″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Inception
1979
Levels
3
Operator
Universiteit Leiden
Open location code
9F465F5J+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52966100
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11874022
Wiki­data ID
Q638395
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Leiden University Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة جامعة لايدن”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة جامعة ليدن”
  • Armenian: “Լեյդենի համալսարանի գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Leyden Universitetinin Kitabxanası”
  • Balinese: “Kapustakaan Universitas Léiden”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca de la Universitat de Leiden”
  • Catalan: “Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden”
  • Chinese: “莱顿大学图书馆”
  • Chinese: “萊登大學圖書館”
  • Chinese: “萊頓大學圖書館”
  • Czech: “Adémar”
  • Czech: “Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden”
  • Dutch: “UB Leiden”
  • Dutch: “UBL”
  • Dutch: “Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden”
  • Dutch: “Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden”
  • Dutch: “Universiteitsbibliotheek van Leiden”
  • French: “bibliothèque de l’université de Leyde”
  • French: “bibliothèque universitaire de Leyde”
  • French: “Bibliothèque universitaire de Leyde”
  • French: “Universiteitsbibliotheek. Leyde, Pays-Bas”
  • German: “UB Leiden”
  • German: “Universitätsbibliothek Leiden”
  • German: “Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית אוניברסיטת ליידן”
  • Hindi: “लीडेन विश्वविद्यालय पुस्तकालय”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Universitas Leiden”
  • Indonesian: “Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca universitaria di Leiden”
  • Japanese: “ライデン大学図書館”
  • Javanese: “Perpustakaan Universitas Leiden”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Academiae Lugduno-Batavae”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Universitatis Lugduni Batavorum”
  • Macedonian: “Библиотека на Лајденскиот универзитет”
  • Macedonian: “Универзитетска библиотека Лајден”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca da Universidade de Leiden”
  • Portuguese: “Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Leiden”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Лейденского университета”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca de la Universidad de Leiden”
  • Sundanese: “Pabukon Universitas Léiden”
  • Tatar: “Лейден университеты китапханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Leiden Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Лейденського університету”

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