Laurentian Library

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Renaissance library cultural heritage site historic building library

The Laurentian Library is a historic Renaissance library in Florence, Italy, renowned for its innovative architectural design by Michelangelo and its rich collection of manuscripts.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance library → cultural heritage site → historic building → library →
architect	Michelangelo →
architecturalStyle	Mannerist architecture → Renaissance architecture →
associatedWith	Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence → Medici family → Michelangelo →
cityQuarter	San Lorenzo district, Florence →
collectionType	codices → early printed books → incunabula → manuscripts →
commissionedBy	Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED →
constructionPeriod	16th century →
constructionStart	1524 →
country	Italy →
designer	Michelangelo →
era	High Renaissance → Mannerism →
hasPart	Laurentian Library reading room → Laurentian Library staircase → Laurentian Library vestibule →
hasReadingRoom	Laurentian Library reading room →
hasStaircase	Laurentian Library staircase →
hasVestibule	Laurentian Library vestibule →
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Florence →
languageOfMaterials	Greek → Italian → Latin →
locatedInBuilding	Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence →
locatedInCity	Florence →
locatedInRegion	Tuscany →
name	Laurentian Library →
nativeName	Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana →
notableFor	Mannerist architectural solutions → innovative staircase design → integration with Basilica of San Lorenzo → rich manuscript collection →
operatedBy	Ministero della Cultura (Italy) →
ownedBy	Italian state →
partOf	San Lorenzo complex, Florence →
patron	Medici family → Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED →
primaryFunction	manuscript repository → research library →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1982 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Laurentian Library ("Laurentian Library reading room") → Laurentian Library ("Laurentian Library vestibule") →	hasPart
Mannerism →	hasNotableWork
Laurentian Library ("Laurentian Library reading room") →	hasReadingRoom
Laurentian Library ("Laurentian Library vestibule") →	hasVestibule
Laurentian Library →	name
Michelangelo →	notableWork