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Bibliothèque Schoelcher
Rue de la Liberté and Avenue des Caraïbes
Fort-de-France
Martinique
Martinique
70-26-67
Type: Library
Addmission Fee: Free
Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 8am- 5:30pm, Friday from 8:30am-5pm, Saturday, 8:30 am noon,and on Monday from 1-5:30pm.
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Fort-de-France
Martinique
Martinique
70-26-67
Type: Library
Addmission Fee: Free
Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 8am- 5:30pm, Friday from 8:30am-5pm, Saturday, 8:30 am noon,and on Monday from 1-5:30pm.
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The Bibliothèque Schoelcher is located near the northeast corner of La Savane, at the intersection of Rue de la Liberté and Avenue des Caraïbes. This ornate domed building was designed by Henri Picq (Pick) and built in Paris at the same time as Gustave Eiffel’s tower was being built for the 1889 World Fair. Some say the charming mixed-style edifice was meant to house Martinique’s exhibition at the fair. Others claim it was built to house 10,000 books donated to Martinique by French politician Victor Schoelcher who led the campaign to abolish slavery on the island. Either way, the structure was built in Paris and then dismantled and sent in pieces to Martinique in 1893. Today, the reassembled library stands majestically as a tribute to freedom and education.
You can visit the library, which is perhaps the most beautiful building in Fort-de-France, Tuesday through Thursday, 8 am-5:30pm, Friday from 8:30am-5pm, Saturday, 8:30amnoon, and on Monday from 1-5:30pm. There’s no entrance fee to gain access and wander among the 200,000 books as you enjoy the unique architecture.
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