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Father José Luis Arroyave Restrepo Library, most commonly known as San Javier Library (Spanish: ''Parque Biblioteca San Javier'') for its location in the San Javier commune, is one of ten library parks in
Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
,
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. The library was designed by architect Javier Vera.


History

A hillside area south of the San Javier metro station was chosen as the site of the San Javier Library Park. It is located at the beginning of the San Cristobal Metro Cable. Construction began on June 1, 2005.


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Official Library Homepage ''(Spanish)''
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