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The National Széchényi Library (OSZK) recently inaugurated a new 11,000-square-meter archival warehouse in Piliscsaba (near Budapest), built with nearly HUF 25B (EUR 63.1M) in government funding.
This facility, featuring 81,000 linear meters of shelving, is designed to preserve Hungarian cultural treasures for the next 50 years. It includes a specialized server room for digital archives and a restoration laboratory.
The warehouse will store both physical and digital collections, ensuring the long-term preservation of the OSZK’s holdings and providing a secure location for irreplaceable museum documents. It is a high-security, protected area.
The building’s architecture, inspired by the shape of a book and designed by the TSPC Group, harmonizes with the Pilis hills’ landscape and reflects the legacy of Imre Makovecz (1935-2011), featuring elements that symbolize the library’s role in digitization.
This new repository also has the capacity to store the book collections of the Public Collections Center of the Hungarian National Museum, established in July. It is a significant addition to the cultural infrastructure, aimed at safeguarding and modernizing the nation’s written heritage.
The Catholic church in Paks by Imre Makovecz. Photo: Wikipedia
Notable works include the church in Paks (Central Hungary), the Evangelical Church of Siófok (southern shore of Lake Balaton), and the Hungarian pavilion at the 1992 Seville World Expo. His architecture, often using traditional materials like wood, aims to blend harmoniously with its surroundings.
Via MTI; Featured Image: Facebook / Országos Széchényi Könyvtár