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Download full textAman, Mohammed M. – 1990
The first universal library in history, the Alexandrian Library, was established in the fourth century B.C. in Greece and disappeared in the third and fourth centuries A.D., according to various accounts. In an attempt to preserve Egypt's historical heritage, the Egyptian government has decided to build a new library in its place--the Bibliotheca…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Architecture, Area Studies, Building Design
