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Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center on the Alexandria waterfront, designed by Snøhetta as a contemporary civic monument tied to the memory of the ancient library.

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2002

Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

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Stone Glass Concrete

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt

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Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Born 1958 · Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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Kjetil Trædal Thorsen is a Norwegian architect and co-founder of Snøhetta, known for civic and cultural projects that merge architecture, landscape, and public movement.

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