During my last visit to my home town Alexandria I visited the Alexandria Library. A magnificent piece of architecture. A really beautiful building with fantastic view of the cost of the Mediterranean sea. Construction work began in 1995 and finished in 2002. It is located near the ancient library of Alexandria site. It is eleven stories and is partially submerged in a pool of water. The library saves over 5 million volume-books. It is on 11 levels and it looks like the sun sign of ancient Egypt. The new building is with area 40 130 square m. There are 9 group-study rooms with 92 study places and three information hives with 66 study places. The hives are equipped with cables for data communications and electrical wiring, so student may use laptops of their own or borrow one from the Learning Centre. The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for the blind, for young people, and for children; three museums; four art galleries; a planetarium; and a manuscript restoration laboratory.
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