Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

📜 Modern Egypt's revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria, inaugurated in 2002.
🔍 A major national library and cultural complex, nominated for UNESCO World Heritage.

Why Go

📚 Houses millions of books and vast digital resources
🏛️ Features four museums, art galleries, and a planetarium
🎨 Showcases unique modern architecture by Snøhetta
🌐 Outer walls engraved with words in dozens of languages

Why Avoid

🚫 Closed on Fridays

Hours

🕒 Main Reading Area: Sun-Thu 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Visits, Museums, & Planetarium: Sun-Thu 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Children's, YP & Taha Hussein Libraries: Sun-Thu 9:30 am – 4:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (except Taha Hussein Library).
All closed on Friday.

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