National Library of Uruguay
Encyclopedia
The Biblioteca Nacional del Uruguay (in English
: National Library of Uruguay) was created in 1815. It is the legal deposit and copyright library for Uruguay
. It has been located in its current building since 1955. In 2006, it had more than 900,000 books, and 20,000 periodical publications, audiovisual materials, maps, scores, engravings, watercolors, photographs and manuscripts.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: National Library of Uruguay) was created in 1815. It is the legal deposit and copyright library for Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It has been located in its current building since 1955. In 2006, it had more than 900,000 books, and 20,000 periodical publications, audiovisual materials, maps, scores, engravings, watercolors, photographs and manuscripts.