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The Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris, commonly abbreviated with the acronym BHVP, is a Maurice Block (1905). ''Dictionnaire de l'administration française'', Volume 1, p. 355 (entry no. 95)
since 1969 the BHVP has been located in the Hôtel d'Angoulême Lamoignon at 24 rue Pavée, in the Marais (4th arrondissement) in Paris. The old city library was located in the Paris Hôtel de Ville (city hall), which fire destroyed in May 1871. In 1872, pursuant to a bequest by Jules Cousin (1830 - 1899), the city moved to create a library devoted entirely to the history of the capital: the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. The BHVP collection brings together documents dating from the 16th century through the present on the history of Paris and the
Presentation and history of the BHVP on ''paris.fr''
(in French)
On-line catalogue of the BHVP
(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibliotheque historique de la ville de Paris Public libraries in France Libraries in Paris 1872 establishments in France
The Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris, commonly abbreviated with the acronym BHVP, is a public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
There are five fundamen ...
specializing in the history of the city of Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
, France. Formerly in the Hôtel Saint-Fargeau (now part of the Musée Carnavalet), when it was also known as the Bibliothèque Saint-Fargeau,since 1969 the BHVP has been located in the Hôtel d'Angoulême Lamoignon at 24 rue Pavée, in the Marais (4th arrondissement) in Paris. The old city library was located in the Paris Hôtel de Ville (city hall), which fire destroyed in May 1871. In 1872, pursuant to a bequest by Jules Cousin (1830 - 1899), the city moved to create a library devoted entirely to the history of the capital: the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. The BHVP collection brings together documents dating from the 16th century through the present on the history of Paris and the
Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...
region. The BHVP is open to the public, allowing access to approximately one million books and booklets, 21,000 manuscripts, as well as plans, maps, and photographs that cover a variety of aspects of Paris including topographic, historic, social, artistic, literary, etc.
The BHVP is one of the specialized libraries integrated into the network of Paris municipal libraries, and houses the city's historical research service.
The public access to its garden named Hôtel-Lamoignon - Mark Ashton garden is located at 25, rue des Francs-Bourgeois
Rue des Francs-Bourgeois () is one of the longer streets in the Marais district of Paris, France.
Starting near Centre Georges Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, Natio ...
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References
External links
Presentation and history of the BHVP on ''paris.fr''
(in French)
On-line catalogue of the BHVP
(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibliotheque historique de la ville de Paris Public libraries in France Libraries in Paris 1872 establishments in France