Tianjin Binhai Library
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Tianjin Binhai New Area Library, nicknamed
The Eye , is a library in
Tianjin , China. It is part of the Binhai Cultural Center, being one of its five central attractions.
The five-level library has a total space of 33,700 square meters (363,000 sq ft). It features floor-to-ceiling, terraced bookshelves able to hold 1.2 million books, and a large, luminous sphere in the center that serves as an auditorium with a capacity of 110 people. The library is nicknamed ‘The Evil Eye’ because the sphere, which appears like an iris, can be seen from the park outside through an eye-shaped opening.
Bookshelves © Muzzleflash
In the first week after opening day, approximately 10,000 people a day came, causing queues outside.
The first and second floors contain mainly lounge areas and reading rooms. The floors above have computer rooms, meeting rooms, and offices. There are also two rooftop patios. Because of a decision to complete the library quickly and a conflict with what was officially approved, the main atrium cannot be used for book storage; the rooms providing access to the upper tiers of shelving were not built and
book spines were printed onto the backs of the shelf space for the opening-day photographs.
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Binhai Cultural Center , CNN, 22 November 2017:
All-white and futuristic: Tianjin’s stunning new library looks out of this world and
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