National Library of Armenia
Encyclopedia
The National Library of Armenia is the legal deposit and copyright for Armenia
. It is located in Yerevan
. The building dates from 1939 and was designed to house seven million books. The oldest book is Urbatagirk
(1512, Venice
).
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. It is located in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
. The building dates from 1939 and was designed to house seven million books. The oldest book is Urbatagirk
Urbatagirk
Urbatagirk was the first book printed in Armenian. The book was printed in Venice in 1512 by Hakob Meghapart. Urbatagirk had 124 paper pages, also 24 are colored, the pages are printed in red and black....
(1512, Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
).