{"id":3975,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:07","slug":"biggest-library-arab-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/biggest-library-arab-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Is Getting The Biggest Library In the Arab World And It’s Actually Pretty Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new library to be built in Dubai has just been announced by\u00a0Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.<\/p>\n

It will be\u00a0built in the Dubai Creek area. No completion day is set, the proposed architectural plan is for seven stories to be built in the shape of a book…Only in Dubai eh?<\/p>\n

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The estimated cost of the building is AED 1 billion<\/h3>\n

Education is on of the four pillars of Sheikh Mohammed’s vision\u00a0and this new structure is one large building block towards the improvement of education in the UAE.<\/p>\n

It will be the world’s largest electronic library boasting\u00a0over 1 million audio books, and 2 million e-books…The size and volume of books will also make it the largest library in the Arab world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“The knowledge provided by the library will encourage the movement of authoring and translation, bring intellectuals and thinkers closer, and spread the culture of dialogue, tolerance and acceptance of others,’<\/p>\n

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.\u200b<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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