Topic summary
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
- Biblioteca Vasconcelos
- Chiapas Bridge
- CONEVAL
- IFAI
- INDESOL
- Mesoamerica Project
- Superior Auditor of the Federation
- Tren Suburbano
- UIF
- Amigos de Fox
- "Foxilandia"
- 2001 expenses controversy
- 2005 Mexico–Venezuela diplomatic crisis
- 2006 Pasta de Conchos mine disaster
- 2006 civil unrest in San Salvador Atenco
- 2006 Oaxaca rebellion
- Marta Sahagún (wife)
- Fernando Bribiesca Sahagún (stepson)
Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. The library is spread across 38,000 square metres (409,000 sq ft), and had an initial planned cost of 954 million pesos (roughly US$98 million). The Congress of Mexico proposed plans to reduce the budget of 2006 that included cuts for all three branches of government, but the National Action Party (PAN) presented an alternate budget that preserved funds for Enciclomedia and the Vasconcelos Library.
The library is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough, adjacent to the Buenavista railway station, where the Metro, suburban train, and Metrobús meet. It is adorned by several sculptures by Mexican artists, including Gabriel Orozco's Ballena (Whale), prominently located at the centre of the building.