City of Westminster, United Kingdom
British Library of Political and Economic Science
City of Westminster, United Kingdom

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- 24/7
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The British Library of Political and Economic Science, commonly known as LSE Library, is the principal library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the world's largest repositories devoted to economic and social sciences. Housed in the Lionel Robbins Building in Westminster, it serves approximately 5,000 daily visitors from the university community while also supporting over 12,000 registered external researchers annually through its specialist international collection. Designed by Norman Foster, the building dates to 1896 and exemplifies the institution's commitment to housing a world-class research facility for scholars in the political and economic sciences.
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- Built
- Type
- library, academic library, research library
- Place
- City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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