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Wikipedia: The National Library of the Argentine Republic (Spanish language: Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina) is the largest library in Argentina and one of the most important in the Americas. It is located in the barrio of Recoleta in Buenos Aires. Originally named the Public Library of Buenos Aires and founded in September 1810 by decree of the first Government Junta of the May Revolution first Government Junta, it later became the country’s only national library when it redefined its mission in 1884 and formally changed its name to the National Library of Argentina.
![[The former main building]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ex_Biblioteca_Nacional_28San_Telmo_29_s.jpg "The former main building")
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![[The National Library, designed in 1961 by Clorindo Testa, Francisco Bullrich and Alicia Cazzaniga]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Biblioteca_nacional_de_argentina_s.jpg "The National Library, designed in 1961 by Clorindo Testa, Francisco Bullrich and Alicia Cazzaniga")
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