Type Academic library Location Dahlem, Berlin Size 750,000 volumes Phone +49 30 84317448 | Established 2005 Branches 11 Opened 2005 Architect Norman Foster | |
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Address Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin, Germany Hours Open today · 9AM–10PMThursday9AM–10PMFriday9AM–10PMSaturday10AM–8PMSunday10AM–8PMMonday9AM–10PMTuesday9AM–10PMWednesday9AM–10PMSuggest an edit Similar Reichstag dome, Berlin‑Dahlem Botanical Garden a, University of Coimbra General L, Ethnological Museum of Berlin, Allied Museum Profiles | ||
The Philological Library (German: Philologische Bibliothek) is the newest component of the "Rust and Silver Lodges" complex in the main campus of the Freie Universität Berlin. It was designed by internationally known architect Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank in the shape of a human brain, and opened in 2005. The library merges the separate smaller libraries of the departments and institutes of humanities and now contains:
It has become the centerpiece of the university's Dahlem campus and a Berlin architectural landmark.
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