Luís Ángel Arango Library
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Luis Ángel Arango Library, located at Bogotá, Colombia, it started in 1923 as a small library with a few economic books; is under the administration of the Bank of the Republic. Today, this collection has grown to the point that it has become the premier library of the country and is considered to be the most important public library in Latin America. It has over 1.1 million books, 1900 reading places and receives over 2.5 million readers every year. You can find books and documents on the following subjects: music, geography, social sciences, economy, arts and humanities, the constitution, rare books and manuscripts, science and technology, and Luis López de Mesa newspaper archives. They also provide audio-visual material. In addition, there is a Concert Hall, reprography service, a cafeteria and parking facilities. The Botero Museum is part of the library.
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- It features an Athena statue at the entrance
