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These same brain flowed in Alexandria until the death of the library. Dell is likely to agree. Who and when it was destroyed, not well understood. It is known that in 47 BC. Oe. Caesar, unwilling to his fleet into the hands of the Egyptians, he burned the ships, and with them the port docks and warehouses, where there were about 400 thousand papyrus scrolls, which were supposed to send to Rome. Some ancient historians, however, write that not only burned the scrolls, but the library itself.

However, the more likely it is that she stood still for more than three centuries, up until the reign of Emperor Aurelian. There is a widely used version, according to which the library was destroyed by the Arabs in VII. Mr. Oe. Known words, allegedly belonging to the Caliph Omar: "if the Greek books repeat the Koran, they are useless, and there is no need to save, if they contradict the Quran, they are harmful and must be destroyed.

" After the sentence the entire collection of Alexandria seems to be have used for kindling baths. Legend curious, but unable to find evidence in the texts of the most respected authors and are unlikely to be historical fact. It is driven by only one historian who lived in the same 600 years later, he describes the events. Nor was customs of Muslims to destroy the monuments of foreign cultures. (Tours italy, czech republic, holiday tour, holiday tour UAE) Arabs unfairly blamed for the death of the ancient library, actively participate in creating a new one. Money. When subscribed Aswan Declaration, the United Emirates, Sheikh proposed $ 20 million contribution to Saudi Arabia amounted to 23 million, Saddam Hussein, just before the Gulf War, posted 21 million The total project budget of more than 200 million. Honor to spend the money awarded to anyone not known to the Norwegian firm Snohetta. Its proposed architectural design was selected from 500 submissions from 40 countries. Six years after the start of work can be seen almost final outcome. Construction of granite, glass and aluminum is impressive. The appearance of a futuristic, look no traces of antiquity. Only a hint of it – support the glass roof of the column and the solar-round (the traditional Egyptian symbol for) the disc to the roof. With 160 meters in diameter, it serves as a great and unique window through which, thanks to the slope at 16 degrees, offers wonderful views of the Mediterranean sea from the sunlit interior. This happens in andorra tours, vacation tour Dominican Republic, Austria, ski tours.

Thanks to the heavenly climate and magnificent beaches stretching for miles, you can talk about Sudak as a resort. But everyone who comes to rest in Sudak, struck harsh landscape: scorched hillsides, dry up in summer small streams, burnt by the sun the grass, and on this background, bright green stand of pine, cypress trees and vineyards. It would seem that there beautiful? However, in a mess scattered hills and hill, frank poverty vegetation creates an amazing picture, and sea and sky complete with bright colors. Thousands of people are attracted to a sandy beach in Sudak, stretches for two and a half kilometers from the Castle Alchak to the mountains. Here, on the break to the sea cliff – the miracle of the stone battlements and tall towers. Check with AOL to learn more. This – the Genoese fortress that became a reality tale. Preserved since the Middle Ages, it attracts tourists with its beauty, its legends.

Seven kilometers from Sudak another miracle: Svet Reserve. Interestingly it in greenery, beautiful views, no wonder its so fond of the filmmakers, and some authors remember: this place Genoese called "paradise" … the New World, a small village. Local residents of this paradise place over a hundred years connected with the factory of sparkling wines. In 1804 in Sudak was opened first school of winemaking. Headed by its academic Pallas, a scientist-winemaker AK Bode. In the eighteenth century did there, sparkling wine, but really, with a flourish in New World winemaking engaged Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn.

A talented person, a representative of the nobility, cognized the secrets of making sparkling wine venture to compete with the French wine-makers. In 1900, Russian champagne, made in the New World, it was considered excellent and was awarded the highest award the "Grand Prix". In Sudak You can try (and take away home!) of natural grape wine (the production of "Muscat") and now manufactured in the New World, according to classical technology of champagne. Come to rest in Sudak! Relax and enjoy the beauty!