What is the number of books (and other materials) housed in the Library of Congress? What was the number of books (and other materials) housed in the Library of Alexandria? Is #2 less than #1?
Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria was an ancient library that was destroyed. The Library of Alexandria is estimated to have had around 100,000 books. The Library of Congress has over 170 million items.
one of the largest libraries in the ancient world, located in Alexandria, Egypt
Would Library of Alexandria need less shelf space than Library of Congress?