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February 07, 2011: Unknown Fate of Ancient Egyptian Library
"The Library of Alexandria, intellectual center of the ancient world, stands like the elephant in the room surrounded by great drama during its development and destruction. Today a new library, called the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, built under the auspices of UNESCO and the Egyptian government, opened in 2002 on what is thought to be the site of its famous ancient predecessor."
