Iran has opened possibly the world's biggest bookstore [PIC]

[Blackmoon]

Iran has opened what could be the world’s biggest bookstore is all the more astonishing.
Located in the Abbasabad Hills in the north-east of the Iranian capital, the Tehran Book Garden was officially opened in July.
Its opening was described by Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as “a big cultural event in the country so that our children can make better use of this cultural and academic opportunity”.

The Book Garden hosts bookshops, an art gallery and 10 theatres and amphitheatres.
It also has a dedicated section for children and young adults that houses age-appropriate literature and offers a variety of activities aimed at encouraging reading.
According to newsweek more than 400,000 titles are available for children.

World beater?

Construction of the Tehran Book Garden was completed in 2016. It occupies a 110,000 square-metre site within the Abbasabad Complex, which also includes the Sacred Defence Garden Museum and the National Library and Archives of Iran.
The internal space hosting its bookstores, galleries and theatres measures 65,000 square metres.
If all of this indoor space is counted, then the book garden easily wins the title of the world’s largest bookstore.

The current Guinness world record holder is the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on Fifth Avenue, New York City. However, this US store, less than a quarter of the size of the Tehran Book Garden, closed its doors to customers in 2014.

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[Kompromat]

Looks beautiful. I would like to visit.

 

[Pangu]

The architecture looks great, like some futuristic space command center...