Editing Royal Library, Denmark (section)

==Buildings at the Slotsholmen site==
The old building of the Slotsholmen site was built in 1906 by [[Hans Jørgen Holm]]. The central hall is a copy of [[Charlemagne]]'s Palace chapel in the [[Aachen Cathedral]]. The building is still being used by the library.[[File:Black Diamond, Copenhagen, by Peter Pihlmann Pedersen.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view of the new building opened in 1999 (taken by Peter Pihlmann Pedersen, 2013)]]
In 1999, a new building adjacent to the old one was opened at Slotsholmen, known as the [[Black Diamond (library)|Black Diamond]]. The Black Diamond building was designed by Danish architects [[schmidt hammer lassen]]. Named for its outside cover of black [[marble]] and glass, the Black Diamond building houses a concert hall in addition to the library.

The Black Diamond is formed by two black cubes that are slightly tilted over the street. In between, there is an eight-storey atrium whose walls are white and wave-shaped, with a couple of transversal corridors that link both sides, and balconies on every floor. The atrium's exterior wall is made of glass; so, you can see the sea; and, on the opposite shore, you can see Christianshavn's luxury buildings.

Three bridges connect the Black Diamond with the old part of the Royal Library; those three bridges (two small ones for internal transport and a big one with the circulation desk) go over the road. At the ceiling of the big bridge, there is a huge painting by Danish painter [[Per Kirkeby]].

[[File:Nuevacoronica.jpg|thumb|left|upright|First page of the ''Primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno'' of Guamán Poma de Ayala]]