National Library of Korea
The National Library of Korea (Korean: 국립중앙도서관) is located in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1945. It houses over 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea.
| National Library of Korea | |
|---|---|
Library exterior in 2019 | |
| Location | Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, South Korea |
| Type | National library |
| Established | October 15, 1945 |
| Reference to legal mandate | Statutes of the Republic of Korea, Library Act, Article 18 |
| Branches | 2 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 12,565,821 |
| Legal deposit | Yes (Library Act, Article 20) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Suh Hye Ran, Chief Executive |
| Website | www.nl.go.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 국립중앙도서관 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gungnip Jungang Doseogwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungnip Chung'ang Tosŏgwan |
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