Interior of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt
This digital image shows an example of modern Egyptian architecture of the 20th Century. From the Egypt collection of Veritas Imaging, this architectural image shows a view of the interior of the Library Building, the Library of Alexandria, Egypt. This photograph is of the Reading Room in the Alexandria Library, looking towards the Clerestory accommodated in the bent aluminum panels of the roof bays.
The Alexandria Library is a concrete, glass and aluminum structure and was designed by the Snohetta Hamza Consortium, including the architects Kjetil Thorsen (b. 1958 – ), Christoph Kapeller (b.1956 – ), Craig Dykers (b. 1961 – ) and the engineer Mamdouh Hamza.
The design of the Library Building won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004.
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