- Alexandria National Museum
A very nice small villa in the main Down Town Street in
Alexandria, it was opened within the last decade, it already
showcases an impressive display of articles related to
the story of Alexandria in Egypt. These 1800 artifacts
relate to the Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, and Coptic time
throughout three floors. Many of the pieces were donated
or lent to the Alexandria National Museum by other archaeological
museums.
The Alexandria National Museum is open daily, 9:00 AM
- 4:30 PM. divided into several section include latest
ruler family and last king farouk collection. Fees for
foreign: LE 30 (LE 15, Students)
- Library of Alexandria
A monument and ongoing educational institution founded
in the reign of PTOLEMY I SOTER (304-284 B.C.E.), with
a "daughter" library in the SERAPEUM (1) at
SAQQARA.
DEMETRIUS OF PHALERUM, a student of Aristotle, was expelled
from Athens and arrived in ALEXANDRIA, visiting Ptolemy
I. He recommended the construction of a great library
and the pharaoh agreed instantly. A complex of buildings
and gardens resulted, and in time this became a center
of learning for the known world of that historical period.
The original intent was to rescue Greek literary works
and to provide a true center of learning. Within 200
years the Library of Alexandria had some 700,000 papyri.
Visitors to Egypt were searched, and all books not yet
in the library's possession
Were confiscated and placed in the collections, the
famous scholars of the time congregated at
The Library of Alexandria, in the library, works of
all nations and cultures have been collected. Texts
were not written in Greek, were specially translated
for the library. The destruction of the library was
48 BC, when Caeser near the library entrenched in a
fight and burned down all ships, lest they get into
the hands of the enemy. Here, however, jumped over the
fire to the library so that it burned down.
On 16 Founded in October 2002, the New Library of Alexandria,
currently about 200,000 books, the library was built
for a maximum number of around 8 million books, with
the support of UNESCO.
The old Library of Alexandria stood for approximately
300 years. It was partially burned in 48 B.C.E. when
Julius, CAESAR was attacked within the city and set
fire to the ships in the harbor. It survived that damage
but was probably again partially destroyed by Zenobia
of Palmyra in 270 C.E. The major destruction took place
in the occupation of Alexandria by Caliph Omar in 642
C.E. The modern government of Egypt has built a new
Library of Alexandria, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina,
which recreates the spirit of the ancient library with
research centers, a museum, and many other features.
- Alexandria International Garden
(Alexandria)
Designed as an active space, the international garden
is 1430m long by 700m wide. The garden comprises a central
lake which is surrounded by pavilions, an open-air theatre,
festival square, sports fields and playgrounds dominates
the garden.
(Source: AKTC)
- Al-Ibiary Apartment Building (Alexandria)
A seven-storey apartment building consisting of ten,
three-bedroom units intended for middle-income residents.
The four floors above ground level contain two units
per floor. Setbacks dictated by the building code are
made at the sixth and seventh levels by terraces. These
two levels each contain a single unit. A typical unit
has a large living area with a balcony overlooking the
street. The dining space opens off the living area.
The sleeping areas are separated from the living spaces.
(Source: AKTC)
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