page_title: Berlin State Library
section_title: Locations
hierarchical_section_title: Berlin State Library / Locations
caption_attribution_description: Eingangshof der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Haus Unter den Linden)
context_page_description: The Berlin State Library is a universal library in Berlin, Germany and a property of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. It is one of the largest libraries in Europe, and one of the most important academic research libraries in the German-speaking world. It collects texts, media and cultural works from all fields in all languages, from all time periods and all countries of the world, which are of interest for academic and research purposes. Some famous items in its collection include the oldest biblical illustrations in the fifth-century Quedlinburg Itala fragment, a Gutenberg Bible, the main autograph collection of Goethe, the world's largest collection of Johann Sebastian Bach's and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's manuscripts, and the original score of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
context_section_description: The State Library operates from two major public sites, Haus Unter Den Linden and Haus Potsdamer Straße, called the "Library in Two Homes".  There are additional subsidiary locations for newspapers, magazines, and archives not open to the public.
caption: Haus Unter den Linden
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