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Schoelcher Library

Rue de la Liberte and Rue Perrinon, Fort-de-France, Martinique
596-70-26-67
3.5 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Libraries, Architectural Buildings
Owner description: Built in France in 1889, this library was shipped piece by piece to the island, where it stands today, a beautiful monument to slavery abolitionist...... more » Owner description: Built in France in 1889, this library was shipped piece by piece to the island, where it stands today, a beautiful monument to slavery abolitionist Victor Schoelcher. « less
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2012

Really hard to get hold of anything other than very basic information about the building. I wish I had serach the web beforehand. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 29, 2011

Designed by architect Henri Picq, the Schoelcher Library was originally built for the 1889 Paris Worlds Fair. It was then diassembled, shipped to Martinique, and reassembled. The colourfully paint cast iron has a coupola ornate facade. Inside there was an exhibit about Martinique during the world wars and a collection of over 130000 books. The collection founded by abolitionist Victor... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2012
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2012
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 11, 2012
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 3, 2011
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