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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library of Alexandria

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library of Alexandria. Alexandria, Egypt. Egypt. Egypt has a population of 82,999,393 it is the most populous country in the Middle East and the third-most populous country in Africa The main Languages are English and Arabic .

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library of Alexandria

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  1. Bibliotheca AlexandrinaLibrary of Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt

  2. Egypt • Egypt has a population of 82,999,393 • it is the most populous country in the Middle East and the third-most populous country in Africa • The main Languages are English and Arabic

  3. The structure of the Library is made of reinforced concrete. • The structure of the Planetarium and bridge is steel. • The roof panels of the Library consist of anodized aluminum sandwich panels 49' 2.55" x 32' 9.70" with double-glazed glass panels. • The Planetarium’s main infill panels are made of GRC (glass reinforced concrete) and the bridge’s are pre-cast concrete. • The wall of the Library is covered with grey granite panels

  4. The main structural system of the Library comprises a circular wall with a concrete column grid of 23‘ 7.46 "x31‘ 5.95 " for the lower floors and 47‘ 2.92 " x 31‘ 5.95 " for the floors above ground level.

  5. Built 1995-2002 • Architectural company : SnøhettaHamzaConsortium (the individual companies are: Snøhetta ,and Hamza associates of Egypt) • Employes of the companies • Mr Craig Dykers, architect, Snøhetta • MrChristophKapeller, architect, Snøhetta • MrKjetilTrædalThorsen, architect, Snøhetta • Mr Mohamed Sharkass, Head of Architecture, Hamza Associates • Dr MamdouhHamza, geo-technical engineer and Chairman of Hamza Associates • Dr MashhourGhunaim & Dr Ahmed Rashed, structural engineers, Hamza Associates • Dr Ibrahim Helal, electrical engineer, Hamza Associates • Dr Ali Omar, mechanical engineer, Hamza Associates

  6. The original building and 1/3 of its 700,000 books were set fire by Julius Caesars troops in 392 A.D. • Every form of communication of every era is carved into it (mathematical language, Braille, music, barcodes

  7. The total cost of the project was $219 million . (Value of land: $60 million donated by Egypt) infrastructure: $87.2 million materials: $65.4 million; labor: $32.7 million landscaping: $10.9 million professional fees: $13.1 million other: $9.7 million Total cost (without the land) $219

  8. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is trilingual, containing books in Arabic, English and French. In 2010, the library received a generous donation of 500,000 books from the National Library of France, Bibliothèquenationale de France (BnF). The gift makes the Bibliotheca Alexandrina the sixth-largest Francophone library in the world. The BA also is now the largest depository of French books in the Arab world, surpassing those of Tunisia, Algeria andMorocco, in addition to being the main French library in Africa.

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