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Kanazawa University Medical School Old Library (Former Kanazawa Medical University Attached Library)

The Kanazawa University Medical School Old Library is a three-story reinforced concrete building completed in 1926. It was built during the time of Kanazawa Medical University and was originally constructed as a storage facility for the university's attached library, connected to the reading room via a corridor. Currently, a separate medical library has been built, transferring the functions of book reading and storage there, while only the storage section remains as a repository for educational materials related to medical education. The building measures 15.56 meters along the northeast-southwest axis and 9.15 meters along the northwest-southeast axis, presenting a rectangular shape. The exterior is characterized by a simple geometric decoration based on a rectangular form, reflecting influences from the Secession and German Expressionism. The interior is also simple, but features custom-built bookshelves on each floor and a book elevator (manufactured in 1926) that operates from the first to the third floor, all of which contribute to its historical and cultural value. It can be said that this building tells the story of the modernization of medicine in Takara-machi and, by extension, the history of medicine at Kanazawa University.

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