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These Ancient Libraries Would Make Any Book Lover Drool Ancient Alexandria, The Library Of Alexandria, Ancient Library, Library Of Alexandria, Library Aesthetic, Greco Roman, Science Center, Ancient World, Luxor

Few people in the ancient world could read or write. Even many kings and emperors needed to employ special scribes to make records of their orders and achievements. Unsurprisingly, then, libraries were few on the ground. But those libraries that did exist were often magnificent. Rulers used them to showcase…

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The House of #Wisdom: One of the Greatest Libraries in #History. #library Persian Castle, Golden Age Aesthetic, Ancient Baghdad, Muslim Scientists, Arabian Design, Ancient Explorer, Cloud Cuckoo Land, Library Drawing, Islamic Golden Age

Adding to the list of names among the greatest libraries of the past, the Bayt al-Hikmah (translated as ‘The House of Wisdom’) was established in Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Empire, around the 8th century by Caliph Harun al-Rashid (reign from 786-809 CE) during the time of the Islamic Golden Age.

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