The great library was established by Ptolemy I (305-285 BC) and was the most important centre of learning in ancient times. Unfortunately, the library was burnt down causing great cultural losses.

 Now Bibliotheca Alexandria is located on a magnificent site in the Eastern Harbor, facing the sea on the north, and Alexandria University Complex on its southern side.

 The setting for the new Library of Alexandria. A library for up to eight million books, three museums, five research institutes, several exhibition galleries, a planetarium and a conference center that can accommodate some 3000 seats. The beautiful new building, with its distinctive granite wall covered by the letters of all the world's alphabets, is today a recognizable landmark of the new Alexandria