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Eröffnung der Philologischen Bibliothek, FU Berlin
The Berlin Brain – Opening of the newly constructed Philological Library
Berlin has gained a fascinating new architectural landmark and the Freie Universität a new address: the Philological Library designed by the renowned British architect Lord Norman Foster. The new building, which adopts the form of a brain, has provided a new home for 700,000 books in eleven sublibraries. The governing mayor of Berlin and Sir Lord Norman Foster attended the ceremonial opening of the new building, which took place on 14th September 2005.
- A speech by the governing mayor on the opening of the new Philological Library
- Welcoming speech by the president of the Freie Universität Berlin
- Press release
- Video-stream of the opening ceremony (ca. 3 min)
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