Royal library (Denmark)

The royal Bibliothèque (in Danish Det Kongelige Bibliotek ) is the National library Denmark and one of the largest libraries of Scandinavia. It is located at Copenhagen.

History

The library was rested by the king Frederic III, which names of it the first librarian on October 25th 1653. This king acquires three important private libraries which are joined together with his clean to form the core of the collections of the royal library. This funds is installed in 1673 in a clean building (the current Public records) and the registration of copyright is instituted in 1697. The public is allowed since 1793.

However, before the national library is created, existed already the college library, founded in 1482. This one is divided in 1938 between the first department and the second department , reserved for medicine and biology. In 1989, this second department was integrated into the royal library.

The library today

The royal library is located on four sites:
  • the site principal of Slotsholmen
  • Fiolstræde, in the center of Copenhagen, specialized in social sciences
  • Amager, specialized in humanities
  • Nørrebro, specialized in biology and medicine

The royal library has a collection of approximately: 4600000 pounds and: 6000 manuscripts.

The old building of Slotsholmen was built in 1906: it is about a copy of the vault of the Palais of Aachen of Charlemagne. The new building, contiguous, was open in 1999: it is usually called “black Diamond” ( Den left diamond ), because of the black marble flagstones and smoked glass which forms the outer jacket of it. It also shelters a concert hall.

Flight of books

Between 1968 and 1978, more: 3200 pounds old (for a value exceeding the 50 million dollars) were catch with the library. The flight is discovered in 1975 but it is only into 2003 that the business is solved: after the death of the robber, Frede Møller-Kristensen, his family continues to sell the stolen books but with less precaution. One of the disappeared books is announced on sale at Christie' S to London: the police force finds: 1500 rare works in the house of the robber. In June 2004, three members of its family and a friend are condemned to sorrows going from 18 months to 3 years of prison; the friend is discharged in call. Another family member is in his turn condemned in April 2005.

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Catalog
  • College library of Copenhagen

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