New York Public Library Main Branch

research library in Manhattan, New York, USA
Organization library_building Q7013887
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New York Public Library Main Branch

Summary

New York Public Library Main Branch is a library building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of library_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • New York Public Library Main Branch is located in Manhattan[3].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch is in the country of United States[4].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's image is recorded as New York Public Library - Main Branch (51396225599).jpg[5].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's instance of is recorded as library building[6].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's instance of is recorded as main library[7].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's instance of is recorded as public library[8].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's instance of is recorded as library branch[9].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's instance of is recorded as research library[10].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's architect is recorded as Carrère and Hastings[11].
  • Stephen A. Schwarzman is named after New York Public Library Main Branch[12].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's architectural style is recorded as Beaux-Arts[13].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405799886[14].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 194145530[15].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's IdRef ID is recorded as 154384747[16].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's location is recorded as Midtown Manhattan[17].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's postal code is recorded as 10018[18].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's part of is recorded as New York Public Library Research Libraries[19].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's part of is recorded as New York Public Library and Bryant Park[20].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's Commons category is recorded as New York Public Library Main Branch[21].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20038166[22].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's has part is recorded as Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle[23].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's has part is recorded as Dorot Jewish Division[24].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's has part is recorded as General Research Division[25].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's has part is recorded as Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature[26].
  • New York Public Library Main Branch's has part is recorded as Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy[27].

Body

Founding

+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of New York Public Library Main Branch[28].

Identity

New York Public Library Main Branch's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stephen A. Schwarzman Building'}[29]. Part of include New York Public Library Research Libraries[19], a library network[30], in United States[31] and New York Public Library and Bryant Park[20], an architectural ensemble[32], in United States[33]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Schwarzman Building'}[34], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SASB'}[35], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Central Library'}[36].

Operations

New York Public Library Main Branch's parent organization or unit is recorded as New York Public Library[37].

Why It Matters

New York Public Library Main Branch ranks in the top 2% of library_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . nypl.org. nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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