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6 Schoelcher Library in Fort-de-France, Martinique

This colorful, elaborate building was first constructed in France for the 1889 Paris Exposition. It was then dismantled, shipped and reassembled in downtown Fort-de-France. When it opened in 1893, it contained 10,000 books donated by Victor Schoelcher, the library’s namesake. He was a French political leader of the abolitionist movement during the 19th century. The collection now contains over 300,000 volumes.

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Schoelcher Library in Fort-de-France, Martinique

Rue Victor Sévère & Rue Gouverneur-Général Félix Eboué, Fort-de-France, Martinique

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