León de Greiff Library, also known as La Ladera Parque Biblioteca (English: Hillside Library Park), is an architecturally renowned library park in

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, Colombia. It is named after the poet

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and designed by architect

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History

León de Greiff Library stands on the site where a late 19th century monastery was transformed into ''La Ladera'' prison, which at one point housed over one thousand prisoners.

References

Buildings and structures in Medellín Culture in Medellín Libraries in Colombia Libraries established in 2007 2007 establishments in Colombia Education in Medellín {{library-stub