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The new Royal library called "The Black Diamond" facing the waterfront.
 

The Royal Library called "The Black Diamond"

On September 15th 1999 the Royal Library's extension at Copenhagen’s harbour front - The Black Diamond - was inaugurated. The construction of the Diamond had been going on since 1996 and fulfilled an age long dream of an extension of the old Royal Library. Site

Visit the "Black Diamond"
You can pay this architectural peal at the waterfront a visit and experience the atmosphere among books, exhibitions activities, shops, restaurant, café etc. surrounded by Scandinavian building design at its very best.

The building
The Diamond is clad in 2,500 m2 black granite, mined in Zimbabwe and cut and polished in northern Italy. Each stone weighs 75 kg. The steel joist in the Atrium, manufactured in Poland, weighs one tonne per metre. The glass walls of the Reading Rooms, made in Germany, are 6 metres high, 2,4 metres wide and 16 mm thick weighing 576 kg each. The height is 29 m from the basement to the glass ceiling in the Atrium and the library is equipped wit a total of 450 rooms and 800 doors.

 

Inside entrance up to the main library and reading rooms at "The Black Diamond"


The main entrance to the old buildings of the Royal Library just opposite the Danish Parliament.
 
Location
The Black Diamond is located at the waterfront just beside the old Royal Library and Christiansborg Palace with all the governments’ administrations buildings. There is just 10 minutes of walk from the Town Hall Square.
The Black Diamond

Address:

"The Black Diamond"
Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1
The Royal Library
1016 Copenhagen K

Busses: 66

Harbour Bus - 901-902 - Nordre Toldbod, Holmen and Nyhavn.
 
The Black Diamond - The Royal Library
 
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Public Libraries are great information and service centers
for tourists and visitors.
Use the facilities like Internet, fax-service, copying facilities etc.,
and obtain much more information about Copenhagen

As a tourist visiting Copenhagen we recommend you to use your local library if you are seeking information about the city or just want to use facilities like Internet, fax-service, copying facilities etc.
You will often find a library nearby where you are lodging, or use this link with a map over libraries placed around Copenhagen. www.kkb.bib.dk

The Danish word for library is "Bibliotek".


Use the libraries free Internet facilities.

Read your free fresh newspaper, magazines,
literature etc. at the local library.

The libraries around the city and vicinities offers a large number of free services, and in some seldom occasions just charge a symbolic fee for assistance.

Mostly all librarians speak more languages beside their native tongue and are very helpful, without bias, no matter what kind of assistance you ask for.

You will always find the pulse of the cities atmosphere beating by just looking at the billboard, where you will achieve interesting information about local arrangements, activities and so one.

A lot of free fresh daily newspapers from different countries are available as well as magazines and other popular reading stuff, and there is always a shelf with foreign books and literature you can lend during your stay.


You can obtain a lot of help and information
about Copenhagen, as many librarians speak
more languages beside their native tongue.

Use the libraries free e-mail facilities to send or receive e-post.

You can use the libraries Internet facilities free of charge to send an e-mail or if you just want to check the news from your home country, flight and hotel reservations etc.. You name it and the Internet has it!

And the best part is - that some libraries also have open on Saturdays and Sundays too.

The Central Library is located just a few blocks away from the Round Tower and right in the old Latin Quarter of Copenhagen.

 
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