Mary Library
| Mary District Library | |
|---|---|
| Mary welaýatyň kitaphanasy | |
| Location | Mary,  Turkmenistan |
| Type | Library |
| Established | 2011 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 3,000,000 |
The Mary Library is a regional district library located in Mary, Turkmenistan. It is the largest regional library in the Mary District.[1]
History
Construction of the library began in February 2010. The library building was constructed by the Turkish company Sedaş Inşaat[2] in the immediate vicinity of the Palace Ruhyet as well as the head of the mosque of the Mary District. The cost of the building was $36.4 million.[3] The library officially opened on October 20, 2011 and the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, held the official opening ceremony.[4]
Building
The building has a spherical shape, and is supported by 62 columns. The height of the library is 42 meters. The three-story building is designed for the storage of three million books,[5] and can manage 600 concurrent readers. The library's collection includes a book shop, nine reading rooms, internet facilities, a separate reading room for elders, an office of special departments, conference rooms, and a children's room. Under the dome of the library, which is in the form of tulip petals, is a telescope.
References
- ^ "Золотой век". www.turkmenistan.gov.tm.
- ^ "Uncategorized @tr - Sedaş İnşaat".
- ^ "В Мары будет построена большая библиотека стоимостью 36,4 млн. долл. США - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ^ "К услугам жителей Марыйского велаята открылась областная библиотека - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ^ Президент Туркменистана принял участие в открытии нового здания Марыйской велаятской библиотеки