Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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| Address | Al Azaritah WA Ash Shatebi, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 21526, Egypt |
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| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 7 PM |
| Established | Ptolemy II Philadelphus |
| Phone | +20 3 4839999 |
| Creators | Ptolemy I Soter |
| Did you know | Plutarch (c. 117) says that the fire destroyed the great Library. |
| Ratings | 4.6 |
| Architects | Kjetil Tradal Thorsen |
| Craig Edward Dykers | |
| Christoph Kapeller | |
| Oyvind Mo | |
| Architectural styles | Contemporary architecture |
| Opened | October 16, 2002 |
| Architecture firms | Snohetta |
| Construction started | 1995 |
| Floor space | 70,000 m² |
| Attraction admissions | www.bibalex.org |
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| ID | 1041697 |
About Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was lost in antiquity.
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