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Lenin Library

Biblioteka Imeni Lenina is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. The station was opened on 15 May 1935 as a part of the first stage of the Metro.
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  • Opening hours: 5:30 AM—1:00 AM
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Moscow Metro station
  • Also known as: “Biblioteka Im. Lenina” and “Biblioteka Imeni Lenina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian State Library and Tsar Cannon.

Library
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The is one of the three national libraries of , located in . It is the largest library in the country, second largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

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The is a large early modern period artillery piece on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. It is a monument of Russian artillery casting art, cast in bronze in 1586 in Moscow, by the Russian master bronze caster Andrey Chokhov. is situated 490 metres east of Lenin Library.

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The , also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall, 6.6-metre-diameter bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. is situated 520 metres east of Lenin Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moscow and Outskirts.

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Since its founding in 1147, has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.

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The Moscow include areas from 's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.

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Moscow is in also part of Central Moscow. There are Arbat East, Khamovniki North, Presnensky East, Tverskoy South - historic districts, located in the West from Tverskaya Street on the left bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring.

Lenin Library

Latitude
55.75123° or 55° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
37.61017° or 37° 36′ 37″ east
Inception
May 15th, 1935
Operator
ГУП «Московский метрополитен»
Network
Московский метрополитен
Open location code
9G7VQJ26+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278692958
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q586295
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lenin Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة لينين”
  • Belarusian: “Бібліятэка імя Леніна”
  • Chinese: “列寧圖書館站”
  • Czech: “Biblioteka imeni Lenina”
  • Danish: “Lenins Bibliotek”
  • Danish: “Библиотека имени Ленина”
  • Dutch: “Biblioteka Imeni Lenina”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteka imeni Lenina”
  • Finnish: “Biblioteka imeni Leninan metroasema”
  • French: “Biblioteka imeni Lenina”
  • Georgian: “ლენინის სახელობის ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “Biblioteka im. Lenina”
  • German: “Biblioteka imeni Lenina”
  • German: “Lenin-Bibliothek”
  • German: “Leninbibliothek”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת ביבליאוטקה אימני לנינה”
  • Hungarian: “Bibliotyeka imenyi Lenyina metróállomás”
  • Hungarian: “Bibliotyeka imenyi Lenyina”
  • Indonesian: “Biblioteka Imeni Lenina”
  • Italian: “Biblioteka Imeni Lenina”
  • Japanese: “ビブリオチェーカ・イーミニ・レーニナ駅”
  • Kirghiz: “Библиотека имени Ленина”
  • Korean: “비블리오테카 이메니 레니나역”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka imienia Lenina”
  • Polish: “Bibliotieka imieni Lenina”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca imeni Lenina”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Biblioteca imeni Lenina”
  • Russian: “Библиотека имени Ленина”
  • Slovak: “Biblioteka imeni Lenina”
  • Slovenian: “Bilioteka imeni Lenina”
  • Slovenian: “Leninova knjižnica”
  • Swedish: “Biblioteka imeni Lenina”
  • Tatar: “Библиотека имени Ленина (метро станциясе)”
  • Tatar: “Библиотека имени Ленина”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека імені Леніна”

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