Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Munich

Bavarian State Library

The Bavarian State Library in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of , the biggest universal and research library in Germany and one of Europe's most important universal libraries.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: state library of the Free State of Bavaria
  • Also known as: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”, “Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis”, “BSB”, and “bsb-muenchen.de”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alte Pinakothek and Ludwigskirche.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in , Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. is situated 800 metres west of Bavarian State Library.

Church
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The Catholic Parish and University Church of St. Louis, called , in is a monumental church in Neo-Romanesque style with the second-largest altar fresco of the world. is situated 170 metres north of Bavarian State Library.

University
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The is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the district of , in , Germany. is situated 630 metres north of Bavarian State Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lehel and Altstadt.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

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is the arts and university district of , just north of Altstadt the historic city centre.

Bavarian State Library

Latitude
48.1474° or 48° 8′ 51″ north
Longitude
11.5806° or 11° 34′ 50″ east
Elevation
520 metres (1,706 feet)
Open location code
8FWH4HWJ+X6
Geo­Names ID
11874032
Wiki­data ID
Q256507
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Bavarian State Library” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Biblioteka Shtetërore bavareze”
  • Arabic: “المكتبة البافارية الحكومية”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة الدولة البافارية”
  • Armenian: “Բավարիական պետական գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bavariya Dövlət Kitabxanası”
  • Bavarian: “Boarische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Belarusian: “Баварская дзяржаўная бібліятэка”
  • Bengali: “বাভারিয়া রাজ্য গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Bulgarian: “Баварска държавна библиотека”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Estatal de Baviera”
  • Chinese: “巴伐利亞國家圖書館”
  • Chinese: “巴伐利亞國立圖書館”
  • Czech: “Bavorská státní knihovna”
  • Czech: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Danish: “Bayerske Statsbibliotek”
  • Dutch: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Esperanto: “Bavara Ŝtata Biblioteko”
  • Esperanto: “Bavaria Ŝtatbiblioteko”
  • Esperanto: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Esperanto: “BSB”
  • Estonian: “Baieri Riigiraamatukogu”
  • Estonian: “BSB”
  • Finnish: “Baijerin osavaltionkirjasto”
  • French: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Georgian: “ბავარიის სახელმწიფო ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “Bayerische Landesbibliothek”
  • German: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München”
  • German: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • German: “Bayrische Staatsbibliothek”
  • German: “Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis”
  • German: “BSB München”
  • German: “BSB”
  • German: “München BSB”
  • German: “Staatsbibliothek München”
  • German: “Stabi München”
  • Greek: “BSB”
  • Greek: “Βαυαρική Κρατική Βιβλιοθήκη”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית מדינת בוואריה”
  • Hungarian: “Bajor Állami Könyvtár”
  • Hungarian: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Indonesian: “BSB”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Bayern”
  • Indonesian: “Stadtbibliothek Meißen”
  • Italian: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Japanese: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Japanese: “Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis”
  • Japanese: “bsb-muenchen.de”
  • Japanese: “BSB”
  • Japanese: “バイエルン州立図書館”
  • Japanese: “旧ヴィッテルスバッハ宮廷図書館”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca publica Bavarica”
  • Luxembourgish: “Bayeresch Staatsbibliothéik”
  • Macedonian: “Баварска државна библиотека”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Norwegian: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bibliotèca Estatal de Bavièra”
  • Ossetian: “Баварийы паддзахадон библиотекæ”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ایالتی باواریا”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ایالتی بایرن”
  • Polish: “Bawarska Biblioteka Państwowa”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Estadual da Baviera”
  • Pushto: “بويريا ملي کتابتون”
  • Romanian: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca de Stat a Bavariei”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca de Stat din Bavaria”
  • Romanian: “BSB”
  • Russian: “Баварская государственная библиотека”
  • Scots: “Bavarian State Library”
  • Serbian: “Баварска државна библиотека”
  • Slovenian: “Bavarska državna knjižnica”
  • Spanish: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca del Estado de Baviera”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Estatal de Baviera”
  • Spanish: “Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis”
  • Spanish: “BSB”
  • Swedish: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Tatar: “Бавария дәүләт китапханәсе”
  • Ukrainian: “Баварська державна бібліотека”
  • Urdu: “مکتبہ ریاست بویریا”
  • Vietnamese: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Vietnamese: “BSB”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện Bang Bayern”
  • Welsh: “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”
  • Western Armenian: “Պաւարիոյ Պետական Գրադարան”
  • “Bayerische Staatsbibliothek”

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