Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin for "Library of Alexandria") is a large library and cultural institution in Alexandria, Egypt, located on the Mediterranean Sea's coast. It is a memorial to the Library of Alexandria, which was once one of the world's largest libraries, but was destroyed in antiquity. The notion of resurrecting the old library dates back to 1974, when Alexandria University formed a committee to choose a site for its new library. Construction began in 1995, and the facility was officially opened on October 16, 2002, following a $220 million investment. The Bibliothèque nationale de France gave the library a contribution of 500,000 books in 2010. (BnF).

The library has eight million books on its shelves, and the main reading room is 20,000 square meters (220,000 sq ft). A conference center, specialist libraries for maps, multimedia, the blind and visually impaired, young people, and children, four museums, four temporary art galleries, 15 permanent exhibitions, a planetarium, and a manuscript restoration laboratory are all located inside the complex.

Location: Alexandria, Egypt