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The San Antonio Public Library is a collection of a Central Library and 24 branch libraries (as of the fall of 2007) that serve the City of San Antonio. San Antonio (the Spanish name of Saint Anthony) is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken: Argentina San Antonio, Jujuy province Belize San Antonio, Cayo District Chile San Antonio Mexico San Antonio, San Luis Potosí Philippines San Antonio, Quezon San Antonio...
The Central Library is a 240,000sf, six story structure that opened in 1995. The building is located in downtown San Antonio and is easily recognized by its bright-colored, striking Mexican Modernist design. The primary color of the building's exterior is "Enchilada Red."
The architect for the building was selected by a design competition held by the City of San Antonio in July of 1991. The winning design is by renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta in partnership with Sprinkle Robey Architects and Johnson-Dempsey & Associates of San Antonio. Unique features of the library include a multi-story, bright yellow atrium, vast views of the CBD and several outdoor plazas with landscaping and fountains intended to be used as outdoor reading 'rooms.' Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (born May 7, 1931) is a Mexican architect. ...
In Legorreta's own words:
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| The library was financed through a $28 million bond to build a new Central Library. The bonds were approved by San Antonio voters in 1989. In addition, another $10 million in funding from private sources and the City of San Antonio's general budget helped financed the murals and artwork inside the library, as well as new furniture, equipment and fixtures.
Since its inauguration in May of 1995, the new Central Library attracted a great deal of attention in architectural and library circles. According to library officials after the new facility opened circulation more than doubled from the previous year.
The Central Library currently holds appoximately of 580,300 volumes.
The previous Central Library building was renovated and reopened in 1998. The builiding, which is located on the Riverwalk, was renamed the International Center and is primarily used as office space. The building houses the Departmetnt of International Affairs, San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, Trade Commission of Mexico-BancoMext, Casa Tamaulipas, and Casa Nuevo Leonthe as well as the headquarters for the building's primary tennant the North American Development Bank. Milwaukee Riverwalk The Milwaukee Riverwalk is a continuous pedestrian walkway along the Milwaukee River in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
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El Ãlamo The Ãlamo (formally: San Antonio de Valero Mission) is the name of former mission and fortress compound, now a museum, in San Antonio, Texas, United States. ...
The Alamodome is a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas. ...
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The AT&T Center (formerly the SBC Center until January 2006) is an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Facade view from west Another view The Bexar County Courthouse is an historic building in downtown San Antonio, Texas. ...
Brooks Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a theme park located in northwest San Antonio, Texas inside a former rock quarry near the intersection of Loop 1604 and Interstate 10. ...
Fort Sam Houston is a US Army base in Texas. ...
San Antonio Freeman Coliseum, built in 1950, has been host to thousands of events varying from three-ring circus acts to concerts and boxing events. ...
The Frost National Bank is a nationally chartered bank and a subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. ...
HemisFair 68 was the first officially designated worlds fair (or international exposition) held in the Southwest United States. ...
The Institute of Texan Cultures is a museum and library located in HemisFair Park in central San Antonio, Texas. ...
Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located west of San Antonio, Texas, USA. It is located at 29°2323 North, 98°3645 West (29. ...
The San Antonio Missions is a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
The Tower of the Americas is seen in the background. ...
The San Antonio Riverwalk (also known as the Paseo del Rio) is a network of walkways around the San Antonio River, linking several major attractions one story beneath downtown San Antonio. ...
The San Antonio Express-News is the daily circulatory newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. ...
Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries, are preserved here. ...
San Antonio International Airport (IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT) is a commercial airport in northern San Antonio, Texas. ...
The San Antonio Spurs are a National Basketball Association team based in San Antonio, Texas. ...
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, USA is one of the largest Stock Shows in the country. ...
For the unrelated theme park in Australia, see Sea World. ...
The South Texas Medical Center is a conglomerate of numerous major hospitals, clinics, and research and higher educational institutions, located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization. ...
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Trinity University is an independent, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences university in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Downtown San Antonio features the historic San Fernando Cathedral, the Tower Life Building and the Tower of The Americas. ...
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Main entrance to the UTHSCSA main campus. ...
University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is San Antonio’s largest public university, and currently the second largest university in the University of Texas System in terms of enrollment as of fall 2005 figures, at 27,605 (preliminary figure) students. ...
The University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Valero Energy Corporation NYSE: VLO is based in San Antonio, Texas and is one of the leading U.S. refining companies. ...
A VIA bus at a downtown intersection VIA Metropolitain Transit (or simply VIA) is the mass transit agency serving San Antonio, Texas. ...
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