National Library of Latvia

The National Library of Latvia, originally known as the State Library of Latvia, is a national cultural institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday, Sunday, and public holidays: closed
    Tuesday—Friday: 11:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: Latvian state institution of legal deposit of works since 1991
  • Also known as: “NLL”
  • Address: Mūkusalas iela 3, Rīga, LV-1048

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Latvian Railway History Museum and House of the Black Heads.

Museum
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is a railway museum with expositions in and in , dedicated to the history of railway and its development in . is situated 130 metres west of National Library of Latvia.

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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 1 km northeast of National Library of Latvia.

Church
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formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in , Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga. is situated 1 km northeast of National Library of Latvia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Torņakalns.

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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , located on the western bank of the Daugava River. The name derives from a fortified tower built in the Middle Ages close to the Daugava River to alert the city of Riga in case of emergency and intruders about to cross the river.

Locality
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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

National Library of Latvia

Latitude
56.94104° or 56° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
24.09672° or 24° 5′ 48″ east
Levels
13
Open location code
9G86W3RW+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 159024970
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Wiki­data ID
Q1133733
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“National Library of Latvia” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nasionale Biblioteek van Letland”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة لاتفيا الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Լատվիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Latviya Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Латвіі”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Latvije”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Letònia”
  • Chinese: “LNB”
  • Chinese: “拉脫維亞國家圖書館”
  • Chinese: “拉脱维亚国家图书馆”
  • Czech: “Lotyšská národní knihovna”
  • Danish: “Letlands Nationalbibliotek”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Letland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبة لاتفيا الوطنيه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه لاتفيا الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Latvia Nacia Biblioteko”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Latvio”
  • Estonian: “Läti Rahvusraamatukogu”
  • Finnish: “Latvian kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de Lettonie”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Lettonie”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale lettone”
  • Georgian: “ლატვიის ეროვნული ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “Lettische Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Λετονίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של לטביה”
  • Hungarian: “Lettország Nemzeti Könyvtára”
  • Iloko: “Nailian a Biblioteka ti Letonia”
  • Inari Sami: “Latvia aalmuglâškirjerááju”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Nasional Latvia”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale della Lettonia”
  • Japanese: “ラトビア国立図書館”
  • Korean: “라트비아 국립도서관”
  • Latvian: “Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka”
  • Latvian: “LNB”
  • Lithuanian: “Latvijos nacionalinė biblioteka”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara Latvia”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia álbmotgirjerádju”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia álbmotgirjerájus”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia našunálagirjerádju”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia našunálagirjerájus”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia nationálagirjerádju”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia nationálagirjerájus”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia riikkagirjerádju”
  • Northern Sami: “Latvia riikkagirjerájus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Latvias Nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Latvias nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Norwegian: “Latvias nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی لتونی”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Łotwy”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da Letônia”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională a Letoniei”
  • Russian: “Латвийская национальная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Латвийская Национальная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Латвии”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Летоније”
  • Skolt Sami: “Latvia meerǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Slovenian: “Narodna knjižnica Latvije”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Letonia”
  • Spanish: “LNB”
  • Swedish: “Lettlands nationalbibliotek”
  • Turkish: “Letonya Millî Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Латвійська національна бібліотека”
  • Ukrainian: “Латвійська Національна бібліотека”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Латвії”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện quốc gia Latvia”
  • Welsh: “Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Latfia”

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