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Carolina Rediviva

Carolina Rediviva

Year

1841

Type

library

Carolina Rediviva opened in 1841 but has never really been finished: every major rebuild since has answered a growth in the collections and new demands from researchers for light, fire safety, and reading space. Carl Fredrik Sundvall's…

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Carolina Rediviva
Carolina Rediviva
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Timeline

  1. 1819-1841

    Original construction

    Carl Fredrik Sundvall, Jöran Curman, K.J. Hjelm

  2. 1917

    Anderberg extension

    Extension of the rear wing and addition of a perpendicular reading hall building, 1913-1917. Anderberg also proposed a second expansion completed posthumously by Jöran Curman.

    Axel Anderberg

  3. 1971

    Celsing reconstruction

    Major reconstruction of Carolina Rediviva 1952-1971, expanding the original three-story interior into twelve levels of stack and reading space.

    Peter Celsing

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