Facts and Figures

The cost of this ambitious international project is estimated at US $172 million. This does not include the cost of the land, the Conference Center, the Consultant fees and GOAL's budget that were donated by the Government of Egypt and are worth US $182 million.

The Library construction cost is estimated at US $121 million, while both book collections and periodicals are expected to cost about US $31 million and the cost of equipment about US $20 million.

    Total site area: 40,000 mē
    Total Library floor areas: 69,000 mē
    No. of floors: 13
    No. of seats: 3500
    No. of volumes: 4 million
    No. of maps: 50,000
    No. of manuscripts: 100,000
    No. of electronic applications: 30 data bases
    No. of rare books: 10,000
    No. of electronic materials: 100 CD-ROM titles
    No. of musical media: 200,000 disks/tapes
    No. of audio-visual material: 50,000 disks/videos
    No. of staff: 578
    Complex includes: Conference Center (3200 seats), science museum, planetarium, school of information studies, calligraphy institute and museum.

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