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in three separate expansions. Some of the buildings that make up the library are, The
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The bank acquired several private libraries, objects and documents of historic and patrimonial value to the
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The cultural activity of Banco de la República extends as a network through 29 cities in the
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riots and it was decided that the new expanded location of the library would be the remodeled and reconditioned building. The bank purchased the adjacent buildings to the Old Mint House and the block north from it. In all two entire city blocks (Manzana Sur y
Manzana Norte), each were unified and
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Two city blocks and several buildings comprise the cultural complex of which the
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database handled 200,000 entries and by its retirement in 1998 had about 780,000 and included bibliographical inventory of several databases of other local and national institutions.
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