The National Library of Latvia - the Castle of Light

The National Library of Latvia is a centre of culture, science and education of national significance. It creates and maintains the national and global literature stock ensuring free accessibility of it and fosters creative use thereof. The library was founded in 1919, and since 2014 it is located in a building, designed by architect Gunnar Birkerts.

Floors

• 360°

  -1
  Level
  • Conference Centre foyer
  • Conference rooms
  • Conference hall
  • Conference Centre lobby
• 360°

  1
  Level
  • Atrium
  • Virtaka lecture room
  • Donor Recognition Wall
  • Ziedonis Hall

  • Simultaneous translation
    booths
  • Backstage
  • Artist dressing rooms
• 360°

  M
  Level
  • Atrium
  • Reference and Information Centre
  • Baltic Research Centre for East Asian Studies
    Library Reading Room
• 360°

  2
  Level
  • Atrium
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Reading Room
  • Book issuing point
  • Economy and Rights Reading Room
• 360°

  3
  Level
  • Atrium
  • Technology and Science Reading Room
  • Periodicals Reading Room
• 360°

  4
  Level
  • Atrium
  • Art Reading Room
  • Music Reading Room
  • Small Hall

  • Audiovisual Reading Room
  • Sound recording studio
• 360°

  5
  Level
  • Atrium
  • Archives of Latvian Folklore
  • Lettonica and Baltic
    Reading Room

  • Exhibition Hall “Cimelia”
  • Exhibition Hall
• 360°

  6
  floor
  • Atrium
  • Maps and small prints reading rooms
• 360°

  7
  Level
  • Children's Literature Centre
• 360°

  8
  Level
  • Library and Information Science Reading Room
  • Competence Development Centre classrooms
• 360°

  11
  Level
  • Event space and observation deck
• 360°

  12
  Level
  • Event space and observation deck