亚历山大图书馆

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina

这一85000m^2大小的图书馆建筑占地面积较大．位于该历史城市中心古老的亚历山大港口旁边。图书馆共有11层，它可以同时容纳400万册藏书，在不久的将来通过使用压缩藏书方式．这个数目有望达到800万册。

The 85,000 square meter Bibliotheca is built on a magnificent site alongside Alexandria＇s ancient harbor in the historic center of the city. The 11-story library can contain up to 4 million volumes of books, a figure that can be expanded up to 8 million in the future by the use of compact storage.