Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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cultural center library public institution research library

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major modern library and cultural center in Alexandria, Egypt, inspired by and commemorating the ancient Library of Alexandria.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
Bibliotheca Alexandrina canonical 37
Library of Alexandria 3
Bibliotheca Alexandrina complex 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural center ⓘ
library ⓘ
public institution ⓘ
research library ⓘ
alternateName Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
surface form: New Library of Alexandria
architect Alexandros Tombazis and Associates ⓘ
Hamon, Benoit & Associés ⓘ
Snøhetta ⓘ
architectureStyle modern architecture ⓘ
commemorates Library of Alexandria ⓘ
coordinates Arabic Digital Expression projects ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
dedicatedTo cultural exchange ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
floorCount 11 ⓘ
fundedBy Arab world ⓘ
surface form: Arab states

Egyptian government ⓘ
Member States of the European Union ⓘ
surface form: European Union member states

UNESCO ⓘ
hasCollection books ⓘ
digital resources ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ
maps ⓘ
multimedia materials ⓘ
hasPart Alexandria Conference Center ⓘ
Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center

Antiquities Museum ⓘ
Arts Center ⓘ
Calligraphy Center ⓘ
Children’s Library ⓘ
Culturama hall ⓘ
Francophone Library ⓘ
International School of Information Science ⓘ
Manuscripts Museum ⓘ
Planetarium Science Center ⓘ
Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Children’s Library ⓘ
surface form: Young People’s Library

main reading room ⓘ
inception 2002 ⓘ
inspiredBy Library of Alexandria ⓘ
locatedIn Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria

Alexandria Governorate ⓘ
Mediterranean coast of Egypt ⓘ
nativeName Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: مكتبة الإسكندرية
nativeNameLanguage ar ⓘ
openingDate 16 October 2002 ⓘ
operator Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Foundation
oversees Internet Archive ⓘ
surface form: Internet Archive mirror in Egypt
readingRoomArea approximately 70000 square meters ⓘ
shelfCapacity about 8 million books ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexandria → hasLandmark → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Alexandria → hasModernInstitution → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina research center
Alexandrian library ideal → modeledAfter → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Library of Alexandria
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt → knownFor → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Library of Alexandria
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt → knownFor → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mouseion of Alexandria
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean → featuresLocation → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Library of Alexandria
Bibliotheca Alexandrina → nativeName → Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: مكتبة الإسكندرية
Bibliotheca Alexandrina → alternateName → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Library of Alexandria
Bibliotheca Alexandrina → hasPart → Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center
Bibliotheca Alexandrina → hasPart → Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Bibliotheca Alexandrina → operator → Bibliotheca Alexandrina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Foundation
Alexandria Governorate → contains → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Aga Khan Award for Architecture → notableLaureatesInclude → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Alexandria, Egypt → hasLandmark → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Hamon, Benoit & Associés → notableWork → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Hamon, Benoit & Associés → collaboration → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina project team
Alexandros Tombazis and Associates → notableWork → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Planetarium Science Center → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Planetarium Science Center → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina complex
Planetarium Science Center → operatedBy → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Planetarium Science Center → associatedWith → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina cultural complex
Alexandria Conference Center → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina complex
Alexandria Conference Center → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Alexandria Conference Center → associatedWith → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Alexandria Conference Center → owner → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bibliotheca Alexandrina (institution)
Antiquities Museum → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Antiquities Museum → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Antiquities Museum → associatedWith → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Arts Center → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Arts Center → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Arts Center → organizer → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Culturama hall → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Culturama hall → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Culturama hall → operator → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Calligraphy Center → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Calligraphy Center → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Calligraphy Center → operatedBy → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Francophone Library → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Francophone Library → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Children’s Library → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Children’s Library → operatedBy → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Snøhetta → notableWork → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Manuscripts Museum → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Manuscripts Museum → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Manuscripts Museum → affiliatedWith → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
International School of Information Science → partOf → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
International School of Information Science → locatedIn → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
International School of Information Science → parentOrganization → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
International School of Information Science → affiliatedWith → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ
Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria → nearby → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ⓘ