Biblioteca Joanina
The Biblioteca Joanina, sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in Coimbra, Portugal, located at the heart of the University of Coimbra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of São Miguel and Old Cathedral of Coimbra.
Chapel of São Miguel
Church
Photo: Manuelvbotelho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
São Miguel Chapel or Saint Michael's Chapel is a chapel of the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal, which was founded in 1290. In architectural style, it is Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic.
Old Cathedral of Coimbra
Church
Photo: NielsF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Cathedral of Coimbra is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique, when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital. Old Cathedral of Coimbra is situated 190 metres north of Biblioteca Joanina.
Edifício Chiado
Museum
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edifício Chiado is a museum, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Biblioteca Joanina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sé Nova and Santa Clara.
Sé Nova
Neighborhood
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sé Nova is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the New Cathedral of Coimbra and Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra.
Santa Clara
Suburb
Santa Clara is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.
Biblioteca Joanina
- Type: Library
- Description: Baroque library in Coimbra, Portugal
- Categories: academic library, public library, building, tourism, tourist attraction, university building, and education
- Location: Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.20713° or 40° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.42652° or 8° 25′ 36″ westElevation
120 metres (394 feet)Operator
Universidade de CoimbraOpen location code
8CGH6H4F+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 51293313OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11887792Wikidata ID
Q1773229
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Biblioteca Joanina” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Juanina Kitabxanası”
- Chinese: “若昂尼納圖書館”
- Czech: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Dutch: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Esperanto: “Biblioteko Johana”
- French: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- French: “Bibliothèque Joanina”
- German: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Greek: “Bιβλιοθήκη Johannine”
- Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη Ζοανίνα”
- Italian: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Japanese: “ジョアニナ図書館”
- Latin: “Bibliotheca Ioannina”
- Polish: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Russian: “Библиотека Жуанина”
- Serbian: “Biblioteka Žuanina”
- Slovenian: “Knjižnica Joanina”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Joanina”
- Turkish: “Joanina Kütüphanesi”
- Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Жуаніна”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biblioteca Joanina”. Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.