House of Wisdom(Libraries)

Libraries - House of Wisdom

Time: 9th Century

Place: Baghdad, Iraq

Details: By the 9th century, public libraries started to appear in many Islamic cities. They were called "halls of Science" or dar al-'ilm. They were each endowed by Islamic sects with the purpose of representing their tenets as well as promoting the dissemination of secular knowledge. In Baghdad, the library was known as the House of Wisdom.