Roots EarthAlexandria, Egypt
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
A vast tilted disc of glass and granite on the seafront, opened in 2002 and designed by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta. Conceived as a revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria, it holds a sweeping reading room beneath an angled roof.
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Location
Coordinates: 31.20888889, 29.90916667