Alexandria & North Coast
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
مكتبة الإسكندرية
The modern revival of the ancient library, with museums and a planetarium facing the sea.
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opened in 2002 as a modern revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria. Its tilted disc-shaped reading room faces the sea, and the granite outer wall is carved with letters from scripts around the world. Besides the library it houses museums, a planetarium and exhibition spaces.
Highlights
- The great reading room
- The antiquities and manuscripts museums
- The carved granite wall of world scripts
Good to know
- Guided tours and exhibition times are on the library's website.
Ways to experience it:MuseumsConferences & events (MICE)
- Suggested visit
- Half day
- Coordinates
- 31.2089°N, 29.9092°E (approximate)
- Status
- Editorial draft · unverified
- Sources
- Text checked against these sources on 2026-11-05.
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