Jaffna Public Library
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Jaffna Public Library is a historic and once one of the largest libraries in Asia, renowned for its extensive Tamil literary collection and its symbolic significance in Sri Lanka’s cultural and political history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaffna Public Library canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
library ⓘ public library ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | arson attack ⓘ |
| collectionType |
books
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ periodicals ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approx. 9.664°N 80.009°E ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1981 ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Jaffna
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna Municipal Council
|
| hasOnlinePresence | yes ⓘ |
| hasReadingRooms | yes ⓘ |
| hasReferenceSection | yes ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
political symbolism in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
site of ethnic tension-related violence ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Sri Lankan history
ⓘ
Tamil literature ⓘ arts ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ science ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important cultural landmark of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jaffna ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Jaffna Fort
ⓘ
Jaffna ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna city centre
|
| notableFor |
extensive Tamil literary collection
ⓘ
palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ rare Tamil manuscripts ⓘ role in Sri Lankan Tamil cultural history ⓘ |
| officiallyReopened | 2003 ⓘ |
| operator |
Jaffna
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna Municipal Council
|
| ownedBy |
Jaffna
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna Municipal Council
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructed | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 2001 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | burning of Jaffna Public Library ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Tamil cultural identity in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
impact of Sri Lankan civil conflict on culture ⓘ |
| wasOneOfLargestIn | Asia ⓘ |
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