National Library of Minsk – one architectural diamond

The National Library of Belarus, Minsk is a curious structure that was just completed in 2006. The library is located in new 72 meter tall building in Minsk. It has 22 floors. There are a number of biblical quotations inscribed on the building’s facade, in Belorussian, Russian, English and Arabic, amongst others.

The complex includes four separate conference rooms: The large conference hall with 500 seats, two round-shaped conference rooms, and a small conference room for private talks.

The local network consists of more than 100 servers and 1,400 personal computers. Electronic resources comprise 80 databases representing history, culture, the arts of Belarus.

The National Library of Belarus is lit at night in stunning fashion by 4646 color-changing fixtures. The authors suggested hiding the light sources behind the glass to create an illusion of a giant color display. One controller manages up to four STAR fixtures and consists of LED drivers, brightness control, diagnostics, and communication modules.

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