Credits: N.Chrun/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/View from the banks
Credits: N.Chrun/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/West entry
Credits: N.Chrun/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/Escalator
Credits: N.Chrun/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/East entry
Credits: N.Chrun/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/Entrance
Location type
Categories
Environment
City
General presentation
Location Condition Type
Well maintained
Location History
In July 1988, President François Mitterrand announced the creation of a new library which should be the biggest and most modern in the world. The project suggested by Dominique Perrault was chosen by an international jury - chaired by the architect I.M. Pei - and approved by the President in August 1989. The works began in 1990 and lasted eight years.
Construction period
1991-2000
Dominant style
Contemporary
