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Martinique, Fort-de-France: Schœlcher Library #61008864
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On the initiative of Victor SchÃ
âlcher the entire library was built in France in 1889 for the Paris World Exhibition, then dismantled, and shipped - piece by piece - to Martinique, there reassembled. The library, an avant-garde building for its period, was designed by French architect Henri Picq who combined different materials - concrete, wrought iron and wood - to overcome the hazards of the swampy land of the town of Fort-de-France. The SchÃ
âlcher library has been a scheduled historical monument since 1973.