SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library
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The SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (Bulgarian: Национална библиотека „Свети Свети Кирил и Методий“, romanized: Natsionalna biblioteka "Sveti Sveti Kiril i Metodiy") is the national library of Bulgaria,[1] situated in the capital city of Sofia. Founded on 4 April 1878, the library received the status of Bulgarian National Library three years later and the Bulgarian National Revival Archive was merged into it in 1924.
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Национална библиотека „Свети Свети Кирил и Методий“ | |
Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Type | National Library |
Established | April 4, 1878 (146 years ago) (1878-04-04) |
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Size | 7,753,188 (As of 2011) |
Legal deposit | Yes |
Other information | |
Website | www |
It is named after "SS. Cyril and Methodius"; Saints Cyril and Methodius. They are the creators of the Glagolitic alphabet. The Cyrillic alphabet is named after Cyril.[2]
The present building of the library is among the landmarks of Sofia. It was designed by the famous Bulgarian architectural team Vasilyov-Dimitur Tsolov and completed in the period 1940–1953.