r/Israel • u/AlonElayLatucha Israel • Dec 30 '23

Photo/Video New building of the National Library in Jerusalem

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Kidnapped from Israel posters

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The first Talmud printed in Venice in the 16th century

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Reading hall

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Reading hall

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Reading hall

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Robotic Amazon-like storage room

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u/baddragondildos Dec 30 '23

That last image so creepy...

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u/DiscipleOfYeshua Dec 30 '23

Sorry, 7th image unrelated, from the nuclear facility in the south… we toured it on same day as the library lol.

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u/AlonElayLatucha Israel Dec 30 '23

See my response to u/CYBarSecretGloryhole.

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u/CYBarSecretGloryhole Dec 30 '23

That’s a gorgeous building, last pic I’m assuming is archives of some sort?

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u/AlonElayLatucha Israel Dec 30 '23

You're right. It is called the "treasure" (מטמון) room. In order to preserve the books as best as possible, the oxygen level there is below what we can consume (14% in comparison to 21% as in our air).

The low oxygen level is also one of the reasons a fire can not (I hope so!) break out in there.

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u/Analog_AI Dec 30 '23

At 14% oxygen fire cannot occur? Is that correct?

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u/AlonElayLatucha Israel Dec 30 '23

Not sure. That is, according to the NLI tour guide, but they also take other countermeasures to protect their items.

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u/Analog_AI Dec 30 '23

I'm sure they would have other methods too. It's a beautiful library.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

🥹Sweet, delicious knowledge. Oh what books that library must have.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '23

It's very beautiful. Love to visit one day!

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u/Analog_AI Dec 30 '23

Love the building and the internal arrangement.