Seattle Central Library

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cultural institution library branch public library building

Seattle Central Library is a striking glass-and-steel public library building in downtown Seattle, renowned for its innovative architecture by Rem Koolhaas and its role as the flagship branch of the Seattle Public Library system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution ⓘ
library branch ⓘ
public library building ⓘ
architect Joshua Prince-Ramus ⓘ
Rem Koolhaas ⓘ
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture ⓘ
high-tech architecture ⓘ
architectureFirm LMN Architects ⓘ
OMA ⓘ
awarded American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1999 ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 47.6067 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude -122.3325 ⓘ
cost approximately 165 million US dollars ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
flagshipOf Seattle Public Library ⓘ
surface form: Seattle Public Library system
floorArea approximately 33600 square meters ⓘ
approximately 362000 square feet ⓘ
function community space ⓘ
public library ⓘ
research facility ⓘ
hasCollectionSize over 1 million books and materials ⓘ
hasFeature auditorium ⓘ
computer labs ⓘ
glass-and-steel faceted exterior ⓘ
large central atrium ⓘ
public reading rooms ⓘ
spiral book stack system ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.spl.org/locations/central-library ⓘ
height 56 meters ⓘ
approximately 185 feet ⓘ
inception 2004 ⓘ
locatedIn Seattle ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
downtown Seattle ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
name Seattle Central Library self-link ⓘ
numberOfFloors 11 ⓘ
opened May 23, 2004 ⓘ
operator Seattle Public Library ⓘ
ownedBy Seattle Public Library ⓘ
postalCode 98104 ⓘ
recognizedAs iconic building in Seattle ⓘ
landmark of contemporary library design ⓘ
replaced earlier Seattle Central Library building ⓘ
serves residents of Seattle ⓘ
streetAddress 1000 4th Avenue ⓘ

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downtown Seattle → contains → Seattle Central Library ⓘ
subject surface form: Downtown Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States → hasLandmark → Seattle Central Library ⓘ
subject surface form: Seattle
Seattle Central Library → name → Seattle Central Library self-link ⓘ
University Street Station → near → Seattle Central Library ⓘ