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Allahabad
Public
Library,
also
known
as
Thornhill
Mayne
Memorial,
is
a
public
library
situated
at
Chandrashekhar
Azad
Park
in
Prayagraj.[2]
Established
in
1864,
it
is
the
biggest
library
in
the
state
of
Uttar
Pradesh.[1][3]
The
building
was
designed
by
Richard
Roskell
Bayne
and
is
considered
a
remarkable
example
of
Scottish
Baronial
Revival
architecture.[4]
The
monument
has
served
as
the
house
of
legislative
assembly
in
British
era
when
Allahabad
was
the
capital
of
United
Provinces.
In
1879,
the
Public
library
was
shifted
to
the
present
premises
at
Chandrashekhar
Azad
Park.
Allahabad
Public
Library
Thornhill
Mayne
Memorial,
Alfred
Park,
Allahabad.jpg
Country
India
Type
Public
library
Established
1864[1]
Location
Prayagraj,
Uttar
Pradesh
Coordinates
25.4557596855282°N
81.84941995931914°E
Collection
Size
approx.
125,000
books,
40
magazines
and
28
newspapers[1]
Access
and
use
Population
served
55,100
reader
inclusive
of
1,271
membership
(2013-14)[1]
The
library
has
an
approximate
collection
of
125,000
books,
40
types
of
magazines
and
28
different
newspapers
in
Hindi,
English,
Urdu
and
Bangla
and
contains
21
Arabic
manuscripts.[1]
It
also
has
a
collection
of
old
government
publications,
parliamentary
papers,
and
blue
books
of
the
19th
century,
old
manuscripts
and
journals.[5]
The
building
known
as
Thornhill
Mayne
Memorial
is
situated
at
Alfred
Park[5]
and
was
designed
by
Richard
Roskell
Bayne
in
Scottish
Baronial
architecture
with
sharp
pillars
and
turrets
of
granite
and
sandstone.
It
represents
structural
polychromy
with
lofty
towers
and
arcaded
cloisters.[4][6][7]
When
completed
in
1870,
the
building
cost
approx.
INR
94,222.[8]
It
was
funded
by
Commissioner
of
Allahabad,
Mr.
Mayne
and
was
opened
as
a
memorial
to
Cuthbert
Bensley
Thornhill.[9]
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