Collecting the knowledge of the world….
That was what libraries were about in ancient times. We all remember the stories about the library in Alexandria in ancient Egypt and the fire that destroyed all that knowledge and culture.
The very modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina is (off course) located in Alexandria in Egypt. Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and is Egypt's largest port.
The very modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina is (off course) located in Alexandria in Egypt. Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and is Egypt's largest port.
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| View from the library |
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| The roof - facing the Mediterranean |
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| The boulevard in Alexandria, Egypt |
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| The roof provides lots of light |
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| A palace among libraries. |
In the Netherlands the library of the Royal Tropical Institute had to be closed after the subsidies for this institution were diminished. Its collection is unique. A small part of the collection went to Dutch institutions. On October 31 (2013) was announced that the bulk of the collection would go to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt.
In this magnificent library the books of the Tropical Institute will get a new home.
The walls of the building are covered with the different symbols that are used by different languages.
