Library of Luis Angel Arango
Calle 11 #4-14, Bogota, Colombia
Description:
The Luis Angel Arango Library is Bogotá’s largest educational attraction.
It was built in 1923 and is now the second most important in Latin America. The library is named in honor of Luis Angel Arango, a lawyer, businessman and doctor of Columbia, who has done much for the development of literature and culture of Colombia.
The library building occupies about 45 thousand square meters. The library is a complex for education. The structural parts of the library are 3 reading rooms, several research centers, art galleries, a luxurious concert hall, which is ranked among the most beautiful halls in Colombia.
The library is very popular among students.
Since 2008, the library has received about 6.5 million readers.