Library of Alexandria

Summary

Library of Alexandria is a research library^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of research_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,793 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Library of Alexandria is the creator of Ptolemy I Soter^[3].
• Library of Alexandria is located in Alexandria^[4].
• Library of Alexandria is in the country of Ptolemaic Kingdom^[5].
• Library of Alexandria is in the country of Roman Empire^[6].
• Library of Alexandria's image is recorded as Ancientlibraryalex.jpg^[7].
• Library of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as research library^[8].
• Library of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as library^[9].
• Library of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as cultural institution^[10].
• Library of Alexandria's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143229069^[11].
• Library of Alexandria's GND ID is recorded as 4234192-9^[12].
• Library of Alexandria's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95095212^[13].
• Library of Alexandria's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500356300^[14].
• Library of Alexandria's location is recorded as Alexandria^[15].
• Library of Alexandria's part of is recorded as Musaeum^[16].
• Library of Alexandria's Commons category is recorded as Library of Alexandria^[17].
• Library of Alexandria's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Xenophôn-bibliothèque d'Alexandrie.wav^[18].
• Library of Alexandria's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Bibliothek von Alexandria.ogg^[19].
• -0300-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Library of Alexandria^[20].
• Library of Alexandria was dissolved in +0400-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Library of Alexandria's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.208889, 'lon': 29.909167}^[22].
• Library of Alexandria's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h7_^[23].
• Library of Alexandria's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20040624001^[24].
• Library of Alexandria's significant event is recorded as Destruction of the Library of Alexandria^[25].
• Library of Alexandria's dedicated to is recorded as Muse^[26].
• Library of Alexandria's sponsor is recorded as Ptolemaic dynasty^[27].

Body

Founding

-0300-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Library of Alexandria^[20].

Identity

Library of Alexandria's part of is recorded as Musaeum^[16].

Dissolution

Library of Alexandria was dissolved in +0400-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Library of Alexandria include Alexa Internet^[28], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1996^[31], headquartered in San Francisco^[32] and OpenAlex^[33], a bibliographic database^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2022^[36].

Why It Matters

Library of Alexandria ranks in the top 4% of research_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,793 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Alexa Internet^[28], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1996^[31], headquartered in San Francisco^[32] and OpenAlex^[33], a bibliographic database^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2022^[36].