A decade of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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A decade of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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An interesting article; too long to cut and paste.

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent ... bliot.aspx


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Re: A decade of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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A really ugly building, but a national treasure! From Fort Quait Bey, it looks like a great tortoise shuffling towards the sea, and looks so out of place there.
I might agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong!
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