Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Summary

Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a national library^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a member of Digital Library Federation^[3].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a member of World Digital Library^[4].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a member of International GLAM Labs Community^[5].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a member of Biodiversity Heritage Library^[6].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions^[7].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a member of African Library and Information Associations and Institutions^[8].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina is located in Alexandria^[9].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina is in the country of Egypt^[10].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's instance of is recorded as national library^[11].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's instance of is recorded as library building^[12].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's instance of is recorded as literary museum^[13].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's instance of is recorded as cultural center^[14].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's architect is recorded as Snøhetta^[15].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's architectural style is recorded as expressionist architecture^[16].
• The location of Bibliotheca Alexandrina was Alexandria^[17].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Commons category is recorded as Bibliotheca Alexandrina^[18].
• October 16, 2002 marks the founding of Bibliotheca Alexandrina^[19].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.208888888889, 'lon': 29.909166666667}^[20].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's official website is recorded as https://www.bibalex.org/^[21].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's official website is recorded as https://www.bibalex.org/en/^[22].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bibliotheca Alexandrina^[23].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's described at URL is recorded as https://viaf.org/viaf/partnerpages/EGAXA.html^[24].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/alexandrijska-kniznica/^[25].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's web feed URL is recorded as https://www.bibalex.org/en/page/RSSCategories^[26].
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina's director / manager is recorded as Ismail Serageldin^[27].

Body

Founding

October 16, 2002 marks the founding of Bibliotheca Alexandrina^[19].

Leadership

Bibliotheca Alexandrina's director / manager is recorded as Ismail Serageldin^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bibliotheca Alexandrina include 51895 Biblialexa^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Bibliotheca Alexandrina ranks in the top 2% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include 51895 Biblialexa^[28], an asteroid^[29].