In which city the worlds first public library was opened?

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Alexandria, in ancient times housed two of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Alexandria Lighthouse, and the world's first public library. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Island/5880/egypt.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honouring Bibliotheca Alexandria, the first 'public' library of the world The new library of Alexandria will be inaugurated almost 2300 years after Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the world's first 'public' library, was built on the African continent. The new Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a pride to Egypt and the world, is regarded as the most exciting library to emerge in our times. Designed by the Norwegian architects Sn%F8hetta, the revival of the Library is a joint project by the Egyptian Government and UNESCO, with a marked involvement on the part of the Norwegian Government. The revival of Bibliotheca Alexandrina is in itself an event of historic magnitude. Of no less symbolic significance is the fact that Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens at the very beginning of this millennium. In ancient times, Bibliotheca Alexandrina represented a unique world forum of human knowledge, thoughts and ideas. The revival is awaited with great anticipation, not least underscored by UNESCO's International Commission for the Revival of the Ancient Library of Alexandria in their Aswan declaration etc etc http://www.ifla.org/faife/papers/others/newth.htm Oct 13 02, 5:23 AM