Saint Sava College library was opened in 1859 when 1000 French volumes were archived.

In 1989, after the collapse of the communist regime, the State Central Library was once again renamed to Biblioteca Națională a României.

In 1986, a new, larger location began to be built for the library, between Piața Unirii and Nerva Traian.

[4] Shortly after 1989, although some parts of the building were finished or in an advanced state, due to lack of funding, the construction had stalled for several years.

In 2009 the project was reassigned to the Ministry of Culture, which completed the construction in 2011 and set the official opening date to take place in 2012.