Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
The Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek is one of the largest public libraries in Berlin, Germany. It was co-financed by a donation from the United States. The building was designed by American and German architects, including Fritz Bornemann and Willy Kreuer.- Opening hours:
Monday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Email: info@zlb.de
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Berlin
- Also known as: “American Memorial Library”
- Address: Blücherplatz 1, Kreuzberg, Berlin, 10961
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blücherplatz and Jewish Museum Berlin.
Jewish Museum Berlin
Museum
The Jewish Museum Berlin was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On 3,500 square metres of floor space, the museum presents the history of the Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, with new focuses and new scenography. Jewish Museum Berlin is situated 660 metres north of Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek.
Cemeteries at Hallesches Tor
Cemetery
Cemeteries at Hallesches Tor is a cemetery, which is situated 160 metres south of Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Möckernkiez and Viktoria-Quartier.
Friedrichstadt
Quarter
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I, who founded it in 1691 as the third expansion of the Berlin-Cölln city centre, after Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
- Categories: regional library, municipal library, library building, building, public building, and education
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.49659° or 52° 29′ 48″ north
Longitude
13.39251° or 13° 23′ 33″ east
Levels
6
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
yes
Brand
Verbund der Öffentlichen Bibliotheken Berlins
Operator
Stiftung Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
Open location code
9F4MF9WV+J2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=library
OpenStreetMap feature
building=civic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- French: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- French: “Bibliothèque commémorative américaine”
- German: “Amerika-Gedenk-Bibliothek”
- German: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (AGB)”
- German: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- Igbo: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- Igbo: “Ọba akwụkwọ ncheta nke Amerika”
- Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Peringatan Amerika”
- Kurdish: “Pirtûkxaneya bîranînê ya amerîkî”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- Norwegian: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- Swedish: “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
- “AGB”
- “Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include AGB PopUp and Kinder- und Jugendbibliothek mit Lernzentrum.
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