Alexandria Bibliotheca

Visiting the Library of Alexandria was one of the most powerful and emotional experiences I’ve had. From the moment I saw the building, I felt something deep. It is modern, bold, and full of pride. But what moved me most was not just how it looks. It was what it stands for. Inside, the library is full of life. It is not just shelves of books. It is a home for knowledge, art, science, and history. There are museums, exhibitions, and even a section for kids. Every part of it is built to welcome people of all ages and backgrounds. It holds books in many languages and offers space for learning, exploring, and thinking freely. One of the highlights for me was the Sadat Museum. It was honestly the best part of my visit. I felt close to history as I looked at President Sadat’s personal belongings, letters, and even the suit he wore on his last day. It was emotional and full of pride. The museum honors a great man in a very respectful and touching way. As I walked through each part of the library, I could not help but feel proud. Proud that something this grand and meaningful stands in Egypt. Proud that we built a place that connects the past to the future. The Library of Alexandria shows the world that Egypt still leads with wisdom and vision. It is more than a library. It is a symbol of who we are and what we can become.

A must visit if you come to Alexandria. 2.8 Million books in thr library with 80+ languages. About a dozen museums. You need at least half a day. A guided tour in English is included as part of the ticket. Also the gift shop has great books and souvenirs

We had a wonderful experience in the library! It is packed with so many activities for children and adults. We started with the kids presentation about the library and it was super helpful. Few things to take care of: Start your day early so you can attend all the shows specially the Planetarium. You need reserve there. I recommend being there at 9 am. The library is one way. So you will have to go outside again to be able to visit the other show rooms. So keep the tickets with you and wear comfortable shoes. Water bottles are allowed. Stay hydrated! Kids library is available for Alex families only. Kids from outside Alexandria have 30 minutes as exception. Plan for that too. You pay for everything separately. The museums inside have different tickets than the entrance. They are affordable but consider it anyway. We took 2:30 hours inside without the Planetarium. Kids under 4 are not allowed

𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗔 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗔 | 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗔 | 𝗘𝗚𝗬𝗣𝗧 𝖨𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖺, 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖾𝖽𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖾𝖺𝗇 𝖲𝖾𝖺, 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗇 𝗅𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 - 𝖡𝗂𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝖼𝖺 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝗉𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖫𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖺, 𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽. 𝗔 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖾𝗑𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝟣𝟤𝟢 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗁𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗍𝗌, 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗅𝗒𝗉𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗌, 𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗁𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗒𝗆𝖻𝗈𝗅𝗌. 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝟪 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 will 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗐𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗄.. - 𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝖺 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗌. 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖡𝗂𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝖼𝖺 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗃𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗑. 𝖨𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗎𝗆𝗌 - 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖬𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗎𝗆, 𝖬𝖺𝗇𝗎𝗌𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗍 𝖬𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗎𝗆, 𝖲𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖬𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗎𝗆, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖧𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖬𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗎𝗆. 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖡𝗂𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝖼𝖺 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖫𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖺, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽.

It is truly one of the most prestigious and beautiful libraries in Alexandria, housing a priceless collection of books and serving as a genuine treasure for knowledge seekers. The staff are distinguished by their refined manners and utmost respect, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The library holds precious artifacts that span across various domains of art and literature, making it a unique cultural beacon. Everything is impeccably organized, and visitors are treated with great appreciation and courtesy. I feel proud that such a cultural institution exists in Egypt, especially in the historic city of Alexandria

Stunning architecture, peaceful atmosphere, and a wealth of knowledge under one roof. The reading hall is breathtaking, and the museums and planetarium add so much to the experience. A perfect blend of history, culture, and innovation.

A very beautiful and modern library. Without a guide who will tell you about the interesting architecture and the things that are there, the tour of this place will not give you much. There is a planetarium nearby. If you do not manage to visit the library, you will not miss much. There are many more interesting monuments in Egypt.

Visiting the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was a great experience. It’s not just a library—it’s a cultural landmark that blends modern architecture with a deep connection to history. The design of the building is really eye-catching, with its huge circular shape and slanted roof that looks out over the sea. Inside, the space is massive and full of natural light. The main reading hall is stunning—quiet, peaceful, and filled with people studying or just exploring. There are also several exhibitions inside, including ancient manuscripts, art galleries, and even a museum of science and technology. I was surprised by how much there was to see beyond just books. You don’t need to be a book lover to enjoy this place. It’s more about the atmosphere and the idea of reviving the spirit of the ancient Library of Alexandria. If you’re into history, knowledge, or architecture, you’ll probably really enjoy it. One tip: there’s an entry fee, but it’s affordable. And if you’re interested in the exhibitions or want to explore more areas like the Planetarium, those have separate tickets. I’d suggest giving yourself at least 1–2 hours here. Overall, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a must-visit if you’re in Alexandria. It’s peaceful, inspiring, and a nice break from the busy streets outside.