Bibliotheca Alexandrina in pictures

 

Library staff gather outside the building to form a human shield during the Arab Spring revolt of 2011.

 

 

 

 

All is calm inside the building.

 

 

Back view of the library with a pool that surrounds the building.

 

 

Bibliotheka Alexandrina at night with the Planetarium on the right.

 

A view of the library from the sea.

 

 

Security around the library is very tight.