Kaohsiung Main Public Library

Kaohsiung Main Public Library
高雄市立圖書館
Established 2014 (current main library)
Location Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates 22°36′37″N 120°18′06″E / 22.6102°N 120.3018°E / 22.6102; 120.3018Coordinates: 22°36′37″N 120°18′06″E / 22.6102°N 120.3018°E / 22.6102; 120.3018
Branches 62
Other information
Director Cheng-Yi Pan
Website http://www.ksml.edu.tw

The Kaohsiung Main Public Library (Chinese: 高雄市立圖書館; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shìlì Túshūguǎn) is the central library of Kaohsiung, the second largest city in Taiwan, Republic of China. It is the main library of the Kaohsiung Public Library System and opened in November 2014. The building is located in Xinguang Road, opposite to the Tuntex Sky Tower.

History

The old main library of Kaohsiung at Minsheng Road opened in 1981. By 2011, it had gradually become unable to keep up with the demand of the public, and a project was initiated to build a new library building in the Asia New Bay Area, located in the city center. Architecture and design work were done by Ricky Liu and the Japanese architect Toyo Ito’s team. Construction started in October 2012 and was completed in 2014. Opening to the public in November of that year, it was hailed as a new cultural landmark for the city.[1][2]

In 2017 the library was regarded as one of the top 10 landmarks of Taiwan by TripAdvisor.[3][4]

Features

The library has an area of 38,000 m² over eight floors, with no columns inside the building. On the top floor it has integrated a subtropical garden landscape into its architecture. It is regarded as the world’s first column-suspended ‘green’ building.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (Aug 29, 2017). "Kaohsiung Library is the world's first column-suspended 'green' building". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Introduction". Kaohsiung Main Public Library. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Huang, Maggie (May 23, 2017). "Taipei 101 the top landmark in Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Taipei 101 named top landmark in Taiwan by TripAdvisor". The China Post. May 24, 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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