Sumy State University Library

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Sumy State University Library
Architect: unknown
Description: The three-storey building had a distinctive cubic form. Its ventilated façade was fully clad in aluminium composite panels. Originally, the structure was designed as the region’s first specialised high-tech library complex. It was conceived as a “smart library”, in which traditional reading rooms were integrated with computer classrooms, electronic catalogues, an internet centre, and an in-house printing facility. The blast wave and shrapnel severely damaged the façade. Window frames on all three floors were completely blown out, and the interior spaces and computer equipment also sustained damage. The management of Sumy State University has officially stated its intention to restore all the damaged areas.
Date of Construction: 2003
Date of Destruction: 2024-09-03
Categories: library
Location: Суми / Sumy
Region: Sumy oblast

Source

Preferred Citation:: "Sumy State University Library", Ukraine's Built Heritage under Attack - Exhibition, Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)
Reference Link:: https://ukraines-heritage-attacked.leibniz-gwzo.de/items/obj_154.html

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