A new library designed by Dominique Perrault was completed along the Seine River in 1995 and opened the following year. Its controversial facility consists of four 22-storey, L-shaped glass skyscrapers grouped around an open square. These new structures house all of the Bibliothèque’s books, periodicals and magazines, with a total of more than 12.000.000 printed books. The Manuscripts Department remains in the old building of Rue de Richelieu with its historical Rea ding Room.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "Illustrated manuscripts from Mawarannahr in the collections of France" (Volume XXIX) in the series "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan".
The main sponsor of the project is the oilfield services company Eriell-Group.