Malatestiana Library
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The Malatestiana Library (Italian: Biblioteca Malatestiana), also known as the Malatesta Novello Library, is a public library in the city of Cesena in northern Italy. Purpose-built from 1447 to 1452 and opened in 1454, and named after the local aristocrat Malatesta Novello, it is significant for being the first civic library in Europe, i.e. belonging to the commune rather than the church or a noble family, and open to the general public. The library was inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2005.
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Malatestiana Library | |
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Address | Piazza Maurizio Bufalini 1 |
Town or city | Cesena |
Country | Italy |
Coordinates | 44°08′20″N 12°14′38″E |
Completed | 1452 |
Opened | 15 August 1454 |
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