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PMR282-11 Turkey, Pergamon: remaining wall of the ancient library, built by Eumenes II, which once held 200,000 scrolls. Transferred to Egypt in 41 BC after the burning of the library at Alexandria. Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage

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Turkey, Pergamon: remaining wall of the ancient library, built by

Eumenes II, which once held 200,000 scrolls. Transferred to Egypt in 41 BC after the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage