Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano"
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica is the national library of Costa Rica in San José. It is tasked with curating the cultural heritage of Costa Rica and maintains three copies of every book ever published in the country in addition to other works.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Library
- Description: national library of Costa Rica in San Jose
- Also known as: “Biblioteca Nacional (Costa Rica)”, “Biblioteca Nacional Costa Rica”, “Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica”, “Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregon Lizano”, and “Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano”
- Address: 0003 Avenida 3, San José
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Contemporary Art and Design and Embassy of Mexico.
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design
Museum
The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, founded in 1994, is a Costa Rican museum, specialising in contemporary Central American art and design, but also representing international work in the field.
Embassy of Mexico
Government office
Embassy of Mexico is a government office, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano".
Museo del Jade
Museum
The Museo del Jade is an archaeological museum in San José, Costa Rica. Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS. Museo del Jade is situated 310 metres southwest of Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmen and Catedral.
Carmen
Village
Carmen is the first distrito of San José Canton in Costa Rica, and one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.
Catedral
Village
Catedral is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica, it is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly.
Merced
Village
Merced is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly.
Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano"
- Categories: national library, building, and education
- Location: Carmen, San José, San José Province, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.93553° or 9° 56′ 8″ northLongitude
-84.07134° or 84° 4′ 17″ westLevels
5Operator
Ministerio de Cultura y JuventudOpen location code
66XQWWPH+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 264030384OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q15548033
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano"” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional”
- Chinese: “米格爾·奧布雷根·利扎諾國家圖書館”
- Esperanto: “Biblioteko Nacia de Kostariko “Miguel Obregón Lizano””
- French: “Biblioteca nacional. Costa Rica”
- German: “Biblioteca Nacional ‘Miguel Obregón Lizano’”
- German: “Nationalbibliothek von Costa Rica”
- Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Κόστα Ρίκα”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano”
- Norwegian: “Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional (Costa Rica)”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregon Lizano”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional. Costa Rica”
- Swedish: “Costa Ricas nationalbibliotek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas and Sala Magón.
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