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Biblioteca Vasconcelos

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos
4.5
#10 of 692 things to do in Mexico City
Libraries
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
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Neighbourhood: Cuauhtémoc District
How to get there
  • Buenavista • 3 min walk
  • Guerrero • 7 min walk
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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2 contributions
Architectural Gem
Oct 2023 • Solo
The library is amazing. I didn't get a tour guide, but it was free to enter.

The interior is awe inspiring. You can explore the stacks and head right to the top. Dwell magazine made me a lifelong fan of modern Mexican design, and this is a great example of it. Even the furniture.

For my structural engineers and architecture geeks - a lot of the floors are tempered glass? They're braced underneath will steel bars. Experientially, you get the sense that you're just hanging in the air.

Unlike the big library in Manhattan and the Library of Congress - this library is lived as a library. There were several reading rooms for kids.
Written 30 October 2023
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Sachin M
Del Mar, CA45 contributions
Biblioteca Vasconselos, Mexico City : it is architectural marvel!
May 2023
Everyone was like ..what you are going to visit a Library when you are in Mexico City ?? Yes, It is a most amazing place to visit , not only has lot of books - it is architectural marvel!
The glass floors suspended with steel are a total delight. If you are like me and want to see places you don't normally see in tourist guidebooks or YouTube videos - this one's for you :)
Written 19 May 2023
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RobBoston80
Boston, MA1,189 contributions
Architecturally Interesting.
Apr 2023
All of my Architecture students study this library, and as a librarian who has now visited the Biblioteca Vasconcelos I can see why. Its free to enter, quite and has plenty of places to photograph. It has a garden, stacks, and some outdoor terraces. Its just an amazing design and well worth the Uber to see it.
Written 25 April 2023
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Paul Bermand
5 contributions
Super good1
Nov 2022
Its free and open to all, so you can just go and enjoy the views and quiet inside! Also the have a garden and balcony with great views.
Written 2 December 2022
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Stuart N
4 contributions
I guess it really is about the books, but with architecture like this, who wants to read?
Jul 2021
I've read that this building was, um, "problematic" in its contruction. But it got constructed, and you and I are luckier for it - well, you're only lucky if you actually go and walk into this marvel of glass, cement, steel and millions upon millions of books. And, perhaps more than anything else, of imagination. For if you consider the imagination that went into the building's design, then take into account the contents of all of the books and other form of media containes therein, it's a bit like peering into the galaxy and realizing your brain just doesn't have enough synapses to count all those stars. There are stacks with glass floors high in the air. There are cozy reading areas with comfortable chairs on platforms suspended in space. There are silent gardens flanking the structure, sandwiched between the incongruous chaos of CDMX street traffic and groups of young people arduously rehearsing the choreography that will propel them to stardom in the mirrors of the library's walls.
Granted, most, if not all, of the books are in spanish, but if you are from the USA and aren't daunted by the challenge of learning the language, you can be absolutely certain that you will find books here that we're not allowed to see at home.
Written 25 June 2022
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gmori1018
Seattle, WA260 contributions
Temporarily Closed for COVID
Nov 2020
Place is currently closed until further notice due to COVID containment measurements.

Even so, this place is worth a visit, because it's next to the Benavides Train/Bus terminal and a ginormous mall.
Written 26 November 2020
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Will S.
3 contributions
Well worth the out-of-the-way trip
Oct 2019
The library look as amazing in person as they do online  — and you're actually standing on them! Very cool working library, filled with plenty of CDMXers trying to get work done, and a couple tourists marveling at the building.

This is well worth the trip from the main tourist track — especially if you hit up the delicious restaurant Nico's, a short taxi ride nearby.

The site is also close to Tlatelolco, a site of much Mexican history that is also undervisited.
Written 27 April 2020
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iyall
New York City, NY59 contributions
Mind-blowing architecture
Jan 2020
Biblioteca is worth a visit, even though it is a bit away from downtown, especially if you like taking photographs. This place looked somewhat out of a sci-fi movie.
Written 24 February 2020
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bucketlisttravellers
Sydney, Australia3,783 contributions
Impressive library
Jan 2020 • Couples
This is worth a sight seeing stop just to admire the scale and interior design of the library. There are 7 levels full of books. We tried to find areas with English books, but unsurprisingly didn't get very far. We were able to enter with a backpack and there are also toilet facilities.
Written 8 February 2020
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murali8121
Kochi (Cochin), India790 contributions
BIBLIOTICA VASCONCELOS, MEXICO CITY
Jan 2020 • Couples
Right next to the Buenavista metro/subway stations, making it easily accessible , its a jaw dropping structure of around 38000 sq.mtrs with a central aisle and racks and racks of books on either side arranged in many levels accessed by stairs. There are plenty of work stations arranged for reference works. The building was named after Jose Vasconcelos, the former president of the National Library of Mexico.
Written 28 January 2020
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