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Nakanoshima Library

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Japanese name: 大阪府立中之島図書館

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Nakanoshima Library
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WHAT TO DONakanoshima Library

Given by the Sumitomo family: a stone temple front and a domed stairwell, still a working library.

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Given by the Sumitomo family: a stone temple front and a domed stairwell, still a working library.

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Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library (大阪府立中之島図書館, Ōsaka Furitsu Nakanoshima Toshokan) is a major library in the Nakanoshima section of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1904 and is today one of two libraries which are supported by the Osaka Prefectural government.

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Founded / opened:1904 Architect / artist:Magoichi Noguchi Highlights / collection:Corinthian colonnade, Staircase hall under the central dome Genre:Architecture

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