Bahawalpur Central Library
| Bahawalpur Central Library سنٹرل لائبریری بھاولپور | |
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 Bahawalpur Central Library was built in 1924 | |
  Location within Punjab, Pakistan | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic Victoria |
| Town or city | Bahawalpur |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 29°23′28″N 71°41′06″E / 29.391016°N 71.684933°ECoordinates: 29°23′28″N 71°41′06″E / 29.391016°N 71.684933°E |
The Bahawalpur Central Library (Urdu: سنٹرل لائبریری بھاولپور) , also known as Sadiq Reading Library, is a library in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. The library was founded on 8 March 1924 by Sir Rufus Daniel Issacs during the coronation year of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V.[1][2][3] costing 100,000 Rupees by Bahawalpur State and is second largest in the province of Punjab.[1][2]
Architecture[]
The library is one of the buildings, built by the Nawabs that was designed in a hybrid Neo-Gothic - Victorian style.[3] Unlike other royal buildings, arches in the library are not multi-foiled, but are instead single-foiled.
A porch wraps around some of the building, and has an octagonal tower with Jali work on its arches, and stylized Victorian scrolls at its base.[3]
Collections[]
The library is divided into three sections: Main Hall, children's books section and an audio visual archive section.[2] The library also has older editions of newspapers.[2] It has over 100,000 books,[2][4] and contains a repository of historic documents related to the state of Bahawalpur and of Khwaja Ghulam Farid.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Bahawalpur Central Library: A treasure trove for bibliophiles - The Express Tribune". 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Jajja, Sumaira (11 June 2017). "HERITAGE: BAHAWALPUR'S BEST KEPT SECRETS".
- ^ a b c d Vandal, Sajida (2011). "Cultural Expressions of South Punjab" (PDF). UNESCO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ admin. "best sites in bahawalpur – Pakizine". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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