Bahawalpur Central Library

The Bahawalpur Central Library (Urdu: سنٹرل لائبریری بھاولپور) , also known as Sadiq Reading Library, is a library in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. The library was founded on 8 March 1924 by Sir Rufus Daniel Issacs during the coronation year of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V.[1][2][3] costing 100,000 Rupees by Bahawalpur State and is second largest in the province of Punjab.[1][2]

Bahawalpur Central Library
سنٹرل لائبریری بھاولپور
Bahawalpur Central Library was built in 1924
Location within Punjab, Pakistan
Bahawalpur Central Library (Pakistan)
General information
Architectural styleNeo-Gothic
Victoria
Town or cityBahawalpur
CountryPakistan
Coordinates29.391016°N 71.684933°E / 29.391016; 71.684933

Architecture
Interior of the library

The library is one of the buildings, built by the Nawabs that was designed in a hybrid Neo-Gothic - Victorian style.[3] Unlike other royal buildings, arches in the library are not multi-foiled, but are instead single-foiled.

A porch wraps around some of the building, and has an octagonal tower with Jali work on its arches, and stylized Victorian scrolls at its base.[3]

Collections

The library is divided into three sections: Main Hall, children's books section and an audio visual archive section.[2] The library also has older editions of newspapers.[2] It has over 1000000 books,[2] and contains a repository of historic documents related to the state of Bahawalpur and of Khwaja Ghulam Farid.[3]


References
  1. "Bahawalpur Central Library: A treasure trove for bibliophiles - The Express Tribune". 25 April 2017.
  2. Jajja, Sumaira (11 June 2017). "HERITAGE: BAHAWALPUR'S BEST KEPT SECRETS".
  3. Vandal, Sajida (2011). "Cultural Expressions of South Punjab" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 21 April 2020.


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