Sentence examples for ancient library from inspiring English sources

Illustration of the ancient Library of Alexandria, Egypt.

The news of a recently discovered ancient library captivated Europe.

Learn some lessons from the ancient Library of Alexandria.

Ultramodern structures include the new incarnation of the ancient Library of Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (opened 2002).

A gleaming $200 million library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (www.bibalex.org), resurrects the ancient library in steel and glass.

The ancient library housed numerous texts, the majority of them in Greek; a "daughter library" was established at the temple of Serapis about 235 bce.

Visit ancient libraries in the caravan town of Chinguetti.

Important historical monuments and ancient libraries are being destroyed in Timbuktu.

The ancient libraries of Chinguetti in particular point to an age of open-mindedness and enlightenment.

"Although this approach is bespoke at present, this type of technology will become more and more available in the future, potentially unlocking ancient libraries thought lost forever," said Melissa Terras, Director of the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities.

Every darkened corridor, dimly lit by flickering strip lights, every gothic chamber, dressed with stuffed animals and ancient libraries, every metallic laboratory, crammed with bizarre scientific equipment, is drenched in uncanny atmosphere.