A repost from my Facebook. Original November 19, 2015
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, completed in 2002, in Alexandria Egypt is the modern successor of the Library of Alexandria which is believed to have been destroyed by the Roman’s around the 3rd century.
A truly grand work of architecture with many unique and distinctive features, for instance the outer walls are made of Aswan granite with carved characters from 120 different human scripts.
It contains many collections and exhibitions as well as a planetarium.
This is a certainly a high point of culture in such a troubled area of the world.
Sources:
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Wikipedia
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Library of Alexandria