Fire Destroys "Temple of Knowledge" in Egypt

"It's a huge shock. It's burning Institut d’Égypte in Cairo on Saturday, December 17. gorgeous building and there are some really important ancient manuscripts and printed materials contained there,"

Pharaonic faces stare out from charred pages in Cairo’s Egyptian Scientific Complex on Monday. The documents are among thousands of precious historic works damaged or destroyed by a fire that consumed the structure over the weekend.