Birmingham Central Library

Summary

Birmingham Central Library is a library building^[1]. It draws 908 Wikipedia views per month (library_building category, ranking #8 of 46).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birmingham Central Library is located in Birmingham^[3].
• Birmingham Central Library is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Birmingham Central Library's instance of is recorded as library building^[5].
• Birmingham Central Library's instance of is recorded as public library^[6].
• Birmingham Central Library's architect is recorded as John Madin^[7].
• Birmingham Central Library is owned by Birmingham City Council^[8].
• Birmingham Central Library is associated with the brutalist architecture movement^[9].
• Birmingham Central Library's architectural style is recorded as brutalist architecture^[10].
• Birmingham Central Library's main building contractor is recorded as Sir Robert McAlpine^[11].
• The location of Birmingham Central Library was Chamberlain Square^[12].
• Birmingham Central Library's Commons category is recorded as Birmingham Central Library^[13].
• December 1973 marks the founding of Birmingham Central Library^[14].
• Birmingham Central Library was dissolved in 2016^[15].
• Birmingham Central Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.480297222222, 'lon': -1.9047694444444}^[16].
• Birmingham Central Library's structural engineer is recorded as Arup^[17].
• Birmingham Central Library's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}^[18].
• Birmingham Central Library's replaced by is recorded as Library of Birmingham^[19].
• Birmingham Central Library's heritage designation is recorded as Certificate of Immunity from Listing^[20].
• Birmingham Central Library's date of official opening is recorded as January 12, 1974^[21].
• Birmingham Central Library's date of official closure is recorded as June 29, 2013^[22].
• Birmingham Central Library's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide^[23].
• Birmingham Central Library's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed^[24].
• Birmingham Central Library's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chamberlain Square'}^[25].
• Birmingham Central Library's historic county is recorded as Warwickshire^[26].

Body

Founding

December 1973 marks the founding of Birmingham Central Library^[14].

Ownership

Birmingham Central Library is owned by Birmingham City Council^[8].

Dissolution

Birmingham Central Library was dissolved in 2016^[15].

Why It Matters

Birmingham Central Library draws 908 Wikipedia views per month (library_building category, ranking #8 of 46).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]