Alexandria Library Ancient and Modern

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Alexandria LibraryAncient and Modern
Janet Schoberg - LT 130
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Alexandria
Alexandria was founded in Egypt by Alexander the
Great in 331 B.C. and became the capital of an
enormous empire.
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Alexandria

• Alexandria is Egypts principal Mediterranean
  port and home of both the Ancient and Modern
  Alexandria Libraries

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Map of Alexandria

• This map shows the location of the City of
  Alexandria
• Alexandria stands at the crossroads of the main
  communication routes of Africa, Europe and Asia

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Ancient Alexandria Library

• Alexandria Library became a major center of
  Science, Philosophy and Art.
• It has been estimated that at one time the
  Library of Alexandria held over 500,000 documents
  from Assyria, Greece, Persia, Egypt, India, and
  Italy and other nearby countries
• The 500,000 volumes were not codices but scrolls,
  made of papyrus and written by hand.

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Ancient Alexandria LibraryInterior View

• The Ancient Library was the first universal
  library in history. It also became a research
  institute and museum.
• Over 100 scholars lived near the library to
  perform research, write and lecture or translate
  and copy documents.

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Ancient Alexandria Library Interior

• There were 13 Lecture Halls and the grounds could
  house up to 5,000 students.

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Library of Alexandria

• The Modern Library of Alexandria is a revival
  of the Ancient Great Library of Alexandria
• The Library of Alexandria was inaugurated in 2003
  near the site of the ancient library.

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Modern Alexandria Library

• This is the Modern Alexandrian Library
• The library collection is displayed over seven
  levels according to what is referred to as The
  Pyramid of Knowledge

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Site Map of the Modern Alexandria Library
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Alexandria Library

• The Modern Alexandria Library has six specialized
  libraries incorporated into the Main Library
  -They are
• Audio-visual materials
  Children
• The visually impaired Young
• Microfilms
  Rare books and special collections
• Planetarium
• Three Museums for Seven Research
  Institutes Covering
• Antiquities Manuscripts Information
  Sciences
• Manuscripts Documentation of Heritage
  Mediterranean Studies
• The History of Science Calligraphy and writing
  Arts Center
• Scientific Research
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Interior of the Library

• The Main Reading Room is among the greatest open
  reading halls in the world.
• The Modern Alexandria Library can hold up to a
  million books.
• The Entire collection, printed and non-printed is
  accessible through the online catalog.

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Museum with Ancient Artifacts

• The Museum houses a special collection consisting
  of the artifacts discovered at the site of the
  Library.

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Mosaic
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Submerged Sculptures

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Retrieving Sunken Treasures From Ancient
Alexandria Library
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Ancient Alexandria Artifacts

• Islamic - The lantern was an means of lighting
  and had Islamic symbolic meaning attached to the
  object.
• Greek - Bust of Socrates (469399 BC),
  well-known Greek philosopher, who represents the
  peak of Greek philosophical thought.
• Egyptian - Portion of a wall of a tomb, on
  which is represented in high relief the deceased
  sitting.

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Manuscript Museum Showroom
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The Only Surviving Vestige of Manuscript
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The Planetarium
Night time view of the Planetarium
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Night View of Alexandria Library

• It can be expected that the new Library of
  Alexandria will bear a legacy that will reach as
  far into the future as its predecessor has
  provided to the past. An institution whose
  influence may span from the time of Alexander the
  Great, more than 2,300 years ago, to
• the present and beyond.

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• Library of Alexandria Discovered. Ed. Dr. David
  Whitehouse. 12 May, 2004. BBC. 11 May,2006.
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• Library of Alexandria. 15 January, 2001.
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