The Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Collection title

ERTU collection

ID

ERU00010

Source

ERTU (EG)

First broadcast date

2003

Production year

2003

Abstract

A visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated in 2002. The project has been achieved by a committee chaired by Mrs Suzanne Moubarak. The Bibliotheca resumes the vocation of the ancient library of Alexandria as the great library of the Mediterranean world. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is the result of a project led by the Unesco and Egypt. Its building has a very modern and highly symbolic architecture. The plans were designed by the Egyptian engineer Mamdouh Hamza. In addition to the huge reading room and its columns, the library includes three museums, five research institutes and many exhibition rooms.

Type

video

Production companies

• ERTU - Own production

Broadcaster

ERTU - Channel 1

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Wafiq Mohamed

Primary theme

Human and social sciences

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Wafiq Mohamed - Speaker

Period of events

• 2002

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

26m11

Additional information

Programme sutitled in English