Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt): 2002
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt): 2002 The Library of Alexandria was one of the largest libraries in the world and part of a research institution called " Mouseion "- which was a place devoted for the muses. This library does not exist anymore. The library started to decline gradually over the course of 800 years. It was accidentally burned by Julius Caesar during his civil war in 48 BC. The ancient library was located two hundred meters from the current library. The current Bibliotheca Alexandrina was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The Bibliotheca was inaugurated in 2002, it was a commemoration of the ancient library . Supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) and by the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The new library is defined as the world's window on Egypt and vice versa. It’s a library for the new digital age and a center of learning and dialogue. The...