page_title: Bibliothèque Mazarine
hierarchical_section_title: Bibliothèque Mazarine
caption_attribution_description: English: Pediment of the Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris. Français&#160;: Fronton de la Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris.
context_page_description: The Bibliothèque Mazarine, or Mazarin Library, is located within the Palais de l'institut de France, or the Palace of the Institute of France, at 23 quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement, on the Left Bank of the Seine facing the Pont des Arts and the Louvre. Originally created by Cardinal Mazarin as his personal library in the 17th century, it today has one of the richest collections of rare books and manuscripts in France, and is the oldest public library in the country.
context_section_description: The Bibliothèque Mazarine, or Mazarin Library, is located within the Palais de l'institut de France, or the Palace of the Institute of France (previously the Collège des Quatre-Nations of the University of Paris), at 23 quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement, on the Left Bank of the Seine facing the Pont des Arts and the Louvre.  Originally created by Cardinal Mazarin as his personal library in the 17th century, it today has one of the richest collections of rare books and manuscripts in France, and is the oldest public library in the country.
caption: Facade of the Bibliothèque Mazarine within the Palace of the Institut de France
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