Imperial Public Library
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The building, which was erected in 1796-1801, was the first Russian public library. Architect E.T.Sokolova worked on the project of the building. All the library buildings are built in the same style and the composition of the building looks like a single whole. The library's catalog system was developed by I.A.Krylov.
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Nevskiy prospekt, Apraksin Dvor, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191168
