UNAM Central Library

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academic library cultural heritage site modernist building

UNAM Central Library is the iconic main library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, renowned for its vast academic collections and its mural-covered exterior, a UNESCO World Heritage–listed masterpiece of modern Mexican architecture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Central Library building at UNAM	1
Central Library mural at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)	1
Central Library of UNAM	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic library ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
affiliation	National Autonomous University of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	Gustavo Saavedra NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Martínez de Velasco NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan O’Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mexican muralism (exterior decoration) ⓘ Modernist architecture ⓘ
collectionSize	over one million volumes ⓘ
collectionType	Mexican history collections ⓘ academic collections ⓘ humanities collections ⓘ science collections ⓘ social sciences collections ⓘ
constructionEnd	1956 ⓘ
constructionStart	1950 ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
designatedAs	UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
floorCount	10 ⓘ
hasPart	book stacks ⓘ mural-covered exterior ⓘ reading rooms ⓘ reference section ⓘ study areas ⓘ
inception	1956 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Ciudad Universitaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Coyoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ
materialUsed	concrete ⓘ stone mosaic ⓘ
muralArtist	Juan O’Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ
muralTheme	colonial period ⓘ history of Mexico ⓘ modern Mexico ⓘ pre-Hispanic culture ⓘ
muralTitle	Historical Representation of Culture ⓘ
nativeName	Biblioteca Central de la UNAM NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	integration of architecture and mural art ⓘ mural-covered exterior ⓘ
operator	National Autonomous University of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	National Autonomous University of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Central University City Campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ National Autonomous University of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
serves	faculty of the National Autonomous University of Mexico ⓘ students of the National Autonomous University of Mexico ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	criterion (i) ⓘ criterion (ii) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2007 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Autonomous University of Mexico → hasLibrary → UNAM Central Library ⓘ

Ciudad Universitaria → contains → UNAM Central Library ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Library of UNAM

Juan O’Gorman → notableWork → UNAM Central Library ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Library mural at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Juan O’Gorman → designed → UNAM Central Library ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Library building at UNAM