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Library of Alexandria
The library and the planetarium at night

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah) is a large library in Alexandria, Egypt. The library was opened in 1995.

It is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is a commemoration of the ancient Library of Alexandria.


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  • Alexandria's Bibliotheca

    Bibliotheca Alexandrina

  • Great Library - Alexandria - panoramio

    Bibliotheca Alexandrina

  • Alessandria, biblioteca alessandrina, 01

    Mediterranean side of library

  • Alexandrina Library in Alexandria, Egypt. 03

    Inside Bibliotheca Alexandrina

  • القبة السماوية بانوراما

    Panoramic photo for planetarium

  • Bookshelves in bibliotheca alexandrina

    Interior View of the BA

  • Flickr - dlisbona - Old window with inscriptions from the Kor'an antiquties

    Old window with inscriptions of the names of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs

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