Mary Library


The Mary Library is a regional district library located in Mary, Turkmenistan. It is the largest regional library in the Mary District.

History

Construction of the library began in February 2010. The library building was constructed by the Turkish company Sedaş Inşaat in the immediate vicinity of the Palace Ruhyet as well as the head of the mosque of the Mary District. The cost of the building was $36.4 million. The library officially opened on October 20, 2011 and the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, held the official opening ceremony.

Building

The building has a spherical shape, and is supported by 62 columns. The height of the library is 42 meters. The three-story building is designed for the storage of three million books, and can manage 600 concurrent readers. The library's collection includes a book shop, nine reading rooms, internet facilities, a separate reading room for elders, an office of special departments, conference rooms, and a children's room. Under the dome of the library, which is in the form of tulip petals, is a telescope.