Library Of Alexandria
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Locations | Alexandria |
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Egypt | |
Established | Ptolemy II Philadelphus |
Creators | Ptolemy I Soter |
Items collected | Any written works |
Ratings | 4.4 |
Address | 6W49+PQ7, Al Azaritah WA Ash Shatebi, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 5423021, Egypt |
Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 9:30 AM Mon |
Establish | Possibly during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BC) |
Size | Estimates vary; somewhere between 40,000 and 400,000 scrolls, perhaps equivalent to roughly 100,000 |
Item collect | Any written works |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2216444 |
About Library Of Alexandria
The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts.
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