Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria

Some of the scholar's at the Ancient Library were Plutarch, Eratosthenes, Eudoxis of Cnidus, Euclid, Hipparchus, Aristarchus and Archimedes



The Royal Library of Alexandria was built by the Ptolemy II Soter in the 3rd century BC. This library was the center of learning in the world and every ship that docked at Alexandria was searched for books which were kept in the library and only copies returned. It was burnt down by none other than Julius Caesar who had set fire to the Egyptian fleet in 47 BC. the fire spread from the fleet to the library. This modern Library is built in the position of the old library and the simulated Mediterraneans show that the coast was then nearer than now.
Inside the library
The back of the library