National Library
The National Library José Martí is the national library of Cuba. It is located in Havana and named after the national hero José Martí. This library was established on October 18, 1901.Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 8:15 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: portal@bnjm.cu
- Type: Library
- Description: Cuba National Library
- Also known as: “Biblioteca Nacional José Martí”, “National Library Jose Marti”, and “National Library José Martí”
- Address: Avenida Independencia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Revolution Square and Museo Postal Cubano.
Revolution Square
Square
Photo: Marcel601, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Revolution Square is situated 280 metres west of National Library.
Museo Postal Cubano
Museum
Photo: RG72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museo Postal Cubano is a museum, which is situated 210 metres northwest of National Library.
National Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a theatre building in Havana, Cuba, on Plaza de la Revolución. National Theatre is situated 530 metres northwest of National Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vedado and Chinatown.
Vedado
Suburb
Photo: Sandino235, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana Chinatown is located in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It was once considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States.
Havana
Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.
National Library
- Categories: national library, building, and education
- Location: Plaza De La Revolucion, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
23.12388° or 23° 7′ 26″ northLongitude
-82.38331° or 82° 22′ 60″ westOperator
Ministerio de CulturaOpen location code
76MV4JF8+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1068759361OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5728066
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“National Library” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kubako José Martí Liburutegi Nazionala”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí”
- Chinese: “荷西·馬蒂國家圖書館”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه خوسيه مارتى الوطنيه”
- Esperanto: “Biblioteko Nacia de Kubo José Martí”
- Finnish: “Kuuban kansalliskirjasto”
- Galician: “Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí”
- German: “Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí”
- German: “Kubanische Nationalbiblithek”
- German: “Nationalbibliothek”
- Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη Κούβας Χοσέ Μαρτί”
- Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη Χοσέ Μαρτί”
- Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Nasional José Martí”
- Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara José Martí”
- Persian: “کتابخانه ملی کوبا”
- Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Kuby José Martí”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba”
- Russian: “Национальная библиотека имени Хосе Марти”
- Serbian: “Национална библиотека Хосе Марти”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional de Cuba Jose Marti”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional de Cuba José Martí”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional José Martí”
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