LIBRARY RISES FROM ASHES EGYPT POURS RESOURCES INTO REVIVAL OF ALEXANDRIA AS BEACON OF RESEARCH.(News/National/International)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: February 9, 1997 | Copyright information

Byline: Eileen Alt Powell Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- The Great Library of Alexandria, the fabled seat of ancient learning that was consumed by fire centuries ago, is rising again.

Egypt's government hopes the new library will become a leading research center in the region and spark a revival of this faded Mediterranean city.

``The old library was a beacon for Alexandria, and it radiated all over the world,'' said Mohsen Zahran, the project director. ``We want the new library to be a modern-day beacon for cultural and social and economic development.''

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