Library of Alexandria

This is a spectacular library with a museum below. It opened in 2002. While I knew that this is a modern, beautiful and hi tech library in it's own right, I kind of the expected some sort of remembrance of the ancient library. I did not see that, thought there are some manuscripts on display in the museum that are old enough (eg, picture 5).
The 1st 2 pictures are of the main reading room. It really is that architecturally stunning. The 3rd picture is a replica of the Rosetta Stone that made translating hieroglyphs possible. 4th is an early gospel manuscript, and last is a coptic primer. Coptic is the language of Egypt prior to Arabic, and it is still used in the Coptic Orthodox Church.Leia mais