Egypt
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Here's the caption but go to the above page to see the photograph - well worth seeing.
- A Library With Great Expectations
globalpost (Theodore May) It’s a collision of history and culture, where the sea crashes into the coast and Egypt’s storied past passes the baton on to its future. It’s a partnership of symbolism and functionality, a rare melting pot for Egypt’s...
- Development Of The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
http://www.strategiy.com/realestatenew.asp?id=20060521110422 Plans for development of the waterfront area around the Alexandria library have been announced: "Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E., a subsidiary of the UAE-based Emaar Properties and Artoc Group...
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/12/11/stories/2005121100180800.htmA piece about the past and present of the famous Alexandrian library: "Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an attempt at engineering a rebirth of a lost inheritance and heritage, was inaugurated in...
- 2nd Century Mosaic Found In Northern Sinai
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1124893263950B221 "A nine-metre-long Roman mosaic dating from the 2nd Century has been unearthed by an Egyptian-Polish archaeological team in northern Sinai, the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- Ancient University Of Alexandria Found
http://www.sltrib.com/2004/May/05092004/nation_w/164862.asp A Polish-Egyptian team has found the remains of the University of Alexandria. It has been found in a part of modern Alexandria where a theatre had already been identified, now thought to be...
Egypt
Photo: Mosaic in the New Library of Alexandria
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Here's the caption but go to the above page to see the photograph - well worth seeing.
This fragment of a mosaic floor, showing a dog alongside an overturned bronze jug, was found during the construction of the New Library of Alexandria. It is now part of the library’s museum. The mosaic is extremely detailed; the dog’s red collar can clearly be seen and the artist has carefully modelled the reflection of light on the bronze jug. It likely dates to the Second Century BC
- A Library With Great Expectations
globalpost (Theodore May) It’s a collision of history and culture, where the sea crashes into the coast and Egypt’s storied past passes the baton on to its future. It’s a partnership of symbolism and functionality, a rare melting pot for Egypt’s...
- Development Of The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
http://www.strategiy.com/realestatenew.asp?id=20060521110422 Plans for development of the waterfront area around the Alexandria library have been announced: "Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E., a subsidiary of the UAE-based Emaar Properties and Artoc Group...
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/12/11/stories/2005121100180800.htmA piece about the past and present of the famous Alexandrian library: "Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an attempt at engineering a rebirth of a lost inheritance and heritage, was inaugurated in...
- 2nd Century Mosaic Found In Northern Sinai
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1124893263950B221 "A nine-metre-long Roman mosaic dating from the 2nd Century has been unearthed by an Egyptian-Polish archaeological team in northern Sinai, the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- Ancient University Of Alexandria Found
http://www.sltrib.com/2004/May/05092004/nation_w/164862.asp A Polish-Egyptian team has found the remains of the University of Alexandria. It has been found in a part of modern Alexandria where a theatre had already been identified, now thought to be...