The Library of Alexandria was established at the beginning of the third century BC. by Ptolemy I, and enlarged by his son Ptolemy II, and in his reign of greatest glory housed more than 900,000 manuscripts.
A Norwegian architecture office was in charge of the international project that sought to rescue the cultural significance of the site and the symbol it represents and its decoration shows low reliefs on the facade that represent calligraphies of many languages of the world, its circular roof relates to the sun god Ra and the glass and aluminum panels reflect the sun rays over the Mediterranean, resembling the Alexandria Lighthouse.
As well as its immense archive, which can resist holding up to twenty million copies, and a space for over 2,000 simultaneous scholars, it also has a planetarium, and a Science Museum, one for calligraphy and the other one is for archeology, in addition to a laboratory of restoration, a modern printing press and a library specialized for children and people with special abilities.
You can also explore the Giza Pyramids with a camel ride from Alexandriato learn about Egyptian History.
Enjoy our selection of Alexandria Shore Excursions and Things to do in Alexandria, EgyptIf you’re planning any tours to Egypt or from our varieties of tours from Cairo. through this list:
Fromour Cairo Day Tours, you can have anAlexandria Tour from Cairo Or from our Egypt Travel Packages, you can mix between Cairo and Alexandria Tour Packages You do not want to miss any Tours of Alexandria, Egypt from Cairo And while you have time during Egypt Shore Excursions, we can handle a Cairo Day Tour from Alexandria Port or Alexandria City tour from the port A Day Tour to Giza Pyramids from Alexandria is among our special Cairo Trips, Where you can find some unique tours like the Tour to Islamic Cairo from Alexandria.
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