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The Pharos lighthouse was built on the island of Pharos off the coast. The Library at Alexandria, founded under the reign of Ptolemy II, was conceived largely as an attempt to bring together in Alexandria the whole of the earlier Greek science, art, and literature. At one point, the Library is believed to have held close to fifty thousand books (as scrolls). The eventual fate of the Library is uncertain, but fires burned much of the contents, except a separate library-index room, which contained an index of the names of scrolls which had been stored in the Great Library.

The Pharos lighthouse was built on the island of Pharos off the coast. The Library at Alexandria, founded under the reign of Ptolemy II, was conceived largely as an attempt to bring together in Alexandria the whole of the earlier Greek science, art, and literature. At one point, the Library is believed to have held close to fifty thousand books (as scrolls). The eventual fate of the Library is uncertain, but fires burned much of the contents, except a separate library-index room, which contained an index of the names of scrolls which had been stored in the Great Library.

Today Alexandria is the second largest city and the main port of [[Egypt]]. <ref> [http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/Alexandria/index.html Alexandria, the shining pearl of the Mediterranean] </ref>. The city is one of the main transportation hubs in Egypt after [[Cairo]], having two international airports, a major deepwater harbour (which, until recently, had international ferry services to Italy, Greece and Cyprus) and is a major terminus for intercity rail services. It is also served by the only high-speed rail line in Egypt, linking Alexandria with Ramesses station in Cairo. The Desert Highway expressway (a tollroad) also terminates in Alexandria, connecting the city with Cairo and bypassing the densely populated Nile Delta.

Today Alexandria is the second largest city and the main port of [[Egypt]].<ref>[http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/Alexandria/index.html Alexandria, the shining pearl of the Mediterranean]</ref> The city is one of the main transportation hubs in Egypt after [[Cairo]], having two international airports, a major deepwater harbour (which, until recently, had international ferry services to Italy, Greece and Cyprus) and is a major terminus for intercity rail services. It is also served by the only high-speed rail line in Egypt, linking Alexandria with Ramesses station in Cairo. The Desert Highway expressway (a tollroad) also terminates in Alexandria, connecting the city with Cairo and bypassing the densely populated Nile Delta.

The city has a [[catacomb]] system, underground, which is part of the water system. The tomb of [[Alexander the Great]] is believed to be hidden inside the walls of the catacomb, and its location is a major [[archaeology|archaeological]] mystery.

The city has a [[catacomb]] system, underground, which is part of the water system. The tomb of [[Alexander the Great]] is believed to be hidden inside the walls of the catacomb, and its location is a major [[archaeology|archaeological]] mystery.