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| The Central Library was built
between 1974 and 1978 to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the university. The beautiful
stone structure covers 4,400-pyung with four
stories and one floor underground. The library
can hold up to 2,000 students and 2 million
books. The Central Library also contains specialized
libraries including the United Nations Depository
Library, with over 320,000 volumes, journals
and periodicals published by various U.N.
organizations and the OECD, as well as the
European Union Literature Center, which houses
research materials published by the EC. |
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| The original Central Library
(now Graduate School Library) was built to
honor the 30th anniversary of Bosung College
in 1935, and completed in 1937. Koreans all
over the world gave their active support and
generous donations to build the library, which
overlooks the entire Main Campus on the hill
next to the Main Hall. Along with the Main
Hall, Korean architect Kim Dong-Jin designed
the impressive five-story high gothic stone
structure, based on the design of Duke University’s
library. The building is now used as the Graduate
School Library after a new library building
was built to commemorate the university’s
70th anniversary. The old library still stores
over 40,000 books, including Seo Yu Kyun Moon
and other books designated as national treasures.
The former Central Library building (now Graduate
School Library) is being preserved as Korea’s
historical monument No.286. |
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