Birmingham Central Library
Birmingham Central Library was the main public library in Birmingham, England, from 1974 until 2013, replacing a library opened in 1865 and rebuilt in 1882. For a time the largest non-national library in Europe, it closed on 29 June 2013 and was replaced by the Library of Birmingham. The building was demolished in 2016, after 41 years, as part of the redevelopment of Paradise Circus by . Designed by architect John Madin in the brutalist style, the library was part of an ambitious development project by Birmingham City Council to create a civic centre on its new Inner Ring Road system; however, for economic reasons significant parts of the master plan were not completed, and quality was reduced on materials as an economic measure. Two previous libraries occupied the adjacent site before Mad
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Birmingham Central Library
Birmingham Central Library was the main public library in Birmingham, England, from 1974 until 2013, replacing a library opened in 1865 and rebuilt in 1882. For a time the largest non-national library in Europe, it closed on 29 June 2013 and was replaced by the Library of Birmingham. The building was demolished in 2016, after 41 years, as part of the redevelopment of Paradise Circus by . Designed by architect John Madin in the brutalist style, the library was part of an ambitious development project by Birmingham City Council to create a civic centre on its new Inner Ring Road system; however, for economic reasons significant parts of the master plan were not completed, and quality was reduced on materials as an economic measure. Two previous libraries occupied the adjacent site before Mad
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December 1973
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April 1969
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1974-01-12
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John Madin Design Group
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Birmingham Central Library in 2013
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2013-06-29
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December 1973
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Birmingham Central Library
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1974-01-12
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L.C. Wakeman & Partners
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R.W. Gregory & Partners
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April 1969
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Birmingham Central Library was ...... d the adjacent site before Mad
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La Biblioteca Central de Birmi ...... rra con 1 197 350 visitantes.
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La Birmingham Central Library ...... inestre. Fu demolita nel 1974.
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La bibliothèque de Birmingham ...... pays avec 1 197 350 visiteurs.
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伯明翰中央圖書館(英語:Birmingham Central ...... Group)主持的天堂圓廣重建計劃,預計於2014年清拆。
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Biblioteca central de Birmingham
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Bibliothèque de Birmingham Central
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Birmingham Central Library
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Birmingham Central Library
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伯明翰中央圖書館
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