National Library of Russia

The National Library of Russia, located in , is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—9:00 PM, Saturday, and Sunday 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: one of the national libraries in Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Also known as: “Imperial Public Library”, “National Library of Russia named after M.Saltykov-Shchedrin”, “NLR”, “Russian National Library”, “Russian Public Library”, and “State Public Library”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ostrovsky Square and Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.

Square
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is a square located in the of , in the historic center of the city. It is situated at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt, Zodchego Rossi Street, Malaya Sadovaya Street, and Krylova Lane. is situated 110 metres southeast of National Library of Russia.

University
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The is a school of classical ballet in St Petersburg, . Established in 1738 during the reign of Empress Anna, the academy was known as the Imperial Ballet School until the Soviet era, when, after a brief hiatus, the school was re-established as the Leningrad State Choreographic Institute. is situated 340 metres south of National Library of Russia.

Museum
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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in , which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time. is situated 1 km northwest of National Library of Russia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Center.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.

National Library of Russia

Latitude
59.93322° or 59° 55′ 60″ north
Longitude
30.33495° or 30° 20′ 6″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
11874026
Wiki­data ID
Q267566
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“National Library of Russia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية الروسية”
  • Armenian: “Մ․ Սալտիկով-Շչեդրինի անվան պետական հանրային գրադարան”
  • Armenian: “Ռուսաստանի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Nacional Rusa”
  • Azerbaijani: “Rusiya Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Bashkir: “Рәсәй милли китапханаһы”
  • Belarusian: “Расейская нацыянальная бібліятэка”
  • Belarusian: “Расійская нацыянальная бібліятэка”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Rusije”
  • Bulgarian: “Руска национална библиотека”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Rússia”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional Russa”
  • Central Kurdish: “کتێبخانەی نەتەوەییی ڕووسیا”
  • Chinese: “俄国国家图书馆”
  • Chinese: “俄國國家圖書館”
  • Chinese: “俄罗斯国家图书馆”
  • Chinese: “俄羅斯國家圖書館”
  • Croatian: “Ruska nacionalna knjižnica”
  • Czech: “Ruská národní knihovna”
  • Danish: “Ruslands Nationalbibliotek”
  • Dutch: “Russische Nationale Bibliotheek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المكتبه الوطنيه الروسيه”
  • Erzya: “Россиянь раськень библиотека”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Rusio”
  • Esperanto: “Rusa Nacia Biblioteko”
  • Estonian: “Venemaa Rahvusraamatukogu”
  • Finnish: “Venäjän kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Russie”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale russe”
  • Georgian: “რუსეთის ეროვნული ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “NLR”
  • German: “Russische Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ρωσίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית הרוסית”
  • Hungarian: “Oroszországi Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Nasional Rusia”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale russa”
  • Japanese: “ロシア国立図書館”
  • Korean: “러시아 국립도서관”
  • Latgalian: “Krīvejis Nacionaluo biblioteka”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Nationalis Russica”
  • Macedonian: “Руска национална библиотека”
  • Malayalam: “നാഷണൽ ലൈബ്രറി ഓഫ് റഷ്യ”
  • Mongolian: “ОХУ-ын Улсын номын сан”
  • Northern Frisian: “Rüs Natschunaalbibleteek”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det russiske nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Norwegian: “Det russiske nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Ossetian: “Уæрæсейы национ библиотекæ”
  • Panjabi: “ਰੂਸ ਦੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی روسیه”
  • Polish: “Rosyjska Biblioteka Narodowa”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da Rússia”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională a Rusiei”
  • Russian: “Государственная публичная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Императорская публичная библиотека”
  • Russian: “РНБ”
  • Russian: “Российская национальная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Российская публичная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Сайт Российской национальной библиотеки (NLR.RU)”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Русије”
  • Slovak: “Ruská národná knižnica”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna knjižnica Rusije”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Rusia”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional Rusa”
  • Swedish: “Ryska nationalbiblioteket”
  • Tamil: “ரஷ்ய தேசிய நூலகம்”
  • Tatar: “Россия милли китапханәсе”
  • Tatar: “Россия Милли китапханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Rusya Millî Kütüphanesi”
  • Turkish: “Rusya Ulusal Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Російська національна бібліотека”
  • Urdu: “قومی لائبریری، روس”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện Quốc gia Nga”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nasodnon nga Sulod-Barasahan han Rusya”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Rwsia”
  • Western Panjabi: “قومی لائبریری، روس”
  • Wu Chinese: “俄罗斯国家图书馆”

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