The Library of Alexandria in Egypt
More than 2,200 years ago, the Library of Alexandria in Egypt took "collecting books from all over the world" as its mission and became the greatest library in the early history of mankind. However, it suffered repeated disasters and was eventually destroyed. In 2001, after years of efforts by UNESCO and the Egyptian government, the new Library of Alexandria in Egypt was given a new lease of life.
After completion, the main building of the Alexandria Library in Egypt is a cylinder with a semicircular dome on the top, and the conference hall is pyramid-shaped. On the outer granite cultural wall, words, letters and symbols from 50 of the world's oldest languages, including Chinese characters, are engraved, highlighting the concepts and creativity of civilization and cultural atmosphere.
The Library of Alexandria in Egypt contains 8 million books, 1,500 journals, a large number of ancient coins from all over the world, and more than 200,000 volumes of mini-films and CD-ROM audio-visual materials.
The Royal Library of Sweden
The beautiful Nordic water city of Stockholm is a famous cultural city, and the Royal Library of Sweden, one of the largest libraries in the world built in the 17th century, is undoubtedly this The most glorious tower of civilization in the city.
The Royal Library of Sweden was built in 1977 and has become a historical landmark in the center of Stockholm, with high architectural standards and cultural value. In order to meet the needs of library development, the Royal Library completed the expansion and restoration project of the old library in 1997, and excavated a basement under the building to store the ever-increasing number of books. These bookshelves have reached a length of 70 to 80 kilometers. The current collection of books reaches more than 2 million volumes.
The British Library
As the library with the richest collection in the world, the British Library opened to the public in 1998, covering an area of ??51,000 square meters and a construction area of ??more than 110,000 square meters. , can receive 1277 readers at the same time.
The British Library collects 15 million books and periodicals, 33 million patents, 300,000 manuscripts, 8 million stamps, and 200,000 photographs... Among them, the Chinese collection of the Eastern Department of the British Library is A very distinctive part includes the Buddha statues and mural scrolls from the famous Dunhuang Grottoes, as well as precious classic materials of Taoism and Manichaeism. This is a veritable treasure trove of overseas sinology research materials.
The National Library of France
The National Library of France is the oldest national library in Europe. It was formerly the Royal Library established in the 14th century and was opened to the public in 1720.
The library inherited the collection of the French royal family. After more than 280 years of growth, the library has a rich collection of more than 12 million books and 350,000 periodicals, which are only for reading or copying.
The digital library built by the National Library of France is one of the largest free digital libraries in the world. It contains the library’s precious collections from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, including more than 86,000 books and periodicals. and 300,000 still images. The digital library provides French cultural masterpieces to readers around the world for free and has gained a high reputation.