Munich - Bavarian State Library Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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The Bavarian State Library in Munich is Germany's largest library with some 9.6 million volumes and more than 57,500 periodicals. The library has several sections of particular note: the science, manuscript and incunabula departments, the music collection, the oriental and Far Eastern department, the comprehensive East European collection and, last but by no means least, the large map collection of more than 800 atlases and 250,000 maps.
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On the steps leading up to the entrance are statues of Thucydides, Homer, Aristotle and Hippocrates, all by Ludwig Schwanthaler.
Address:
Munich - Bavarian State Library, Ludwigstrasse 16, D-80539 München, Germany
Hours:
9am-7pm; Closed: Sun
Facilities: Restaurant or food service
Transit: U-Bahn: U3, U6 (Universitat, Odeonsplatz).
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