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.
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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