He built over 70, many of which he modestly named after himself. The most significant is today's Alexandria, but this is not the one he built, which became submerged by a sea rise nearly a couple of millennia ago.
Alexander built Alexander
He didn't build any libraries. He destroyed them.
Alexandria
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great at 332 BCE in the Nile delta. Alexander's intention was to build a city that would supersede the famous at his time Naucratis a port city 72 kilometers southern than the new city of Alexandria which became the capital city of Ptolemy after the death of Alexander.
Alexandria
His initial attempts to take the city failed. Finally, Alexander ordered his engineers to build a mole -- a land bridge from the mainland to the island. It was 200' wide and took months to complete. The citizens now fought desperately and Alexander's army captured the city.
He didn't build any libraries. He destroyed them.
Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria!
Alexandria
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great at 332 BCE in the Nile delta. Alexander's intention was to build a city that would supersede the famous at his time Naucratis a port city 72 kilometers southern than the new city of Alexandria which became the capital city of Ptolemy after the death of Alexander.
Alexandria
Alexandria.
Alexandria
Alexandria.
His initial attempts to take the city failed. Finally, Alexander ordered his engineers to build a mole -- a land bridge from the mainland to the island. It was 200' wide and took months to complete. The citizens now fought desperately and Alexander's army captured the city.
Alexander built over 70 cities in the ex-Persian Empire when he took it over. Nearly half were modestly called Alexandria after himself - these cities were spread from Egypt to Central Asia.