National Library of Korea | |
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![]() Library exterior in 2019 | |
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37°29′51″N 127°0′10″E / 37.49750°N 127.00278°E | |
Location | Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Type | National library |
Established | October 15, 1945 |
Reference to legal mandate | Statutes of the Republic of Korea, Library Act, Article 18 |
Branches | 2 |
Collection | |
Size | 12,565,821 |
Legal deposit | Yes (Library Act, Article 20) |
Other information | |
Director | Suh Hye Ran, Chief Executive |
Website | www.nl.go.kr |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 국립중앙도서관 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gungnip Jungang Doseogwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Kungnip Chung'ang Tosŏgwan |
The National Library of Korea (Korean: 국립중앙도서관; Hanja: 國立中央圖書館; lit. National Central Library) is located in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1945.[1] It houses more than 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign-language books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea.
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