Being a former librarian, I was thrilled to see these pictures of the "new" library. I didn't know before recently that the Ancient Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was once the largest library in the ancient world.The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an institution intended both as a commemoration and an emulation of the original, was inaugurated in 2003 near the site of the old library. David says it's unbelievably huge. Surrounding the library is a wall with every known language inscribed on the wall. Wish I could have seen this.
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