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At the western end of the Bay, beyond Qait Bey is the area of Ras el Tin. There King Fu'ad had a summer retreat for the government.
Nearby are the Anfushy tombs, and the Anfushy Beach, [we were told they are free, but the weather was too stormy to go there again]. The area also has boat yards and boats in various stages of construction can be seen.
The smell of Fish fills the air as there is the fish market and people selling fish by the roadside. Leave a Comment Address: Ras el TeenDirections: beyond Qait bey fort
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Wandering through the gardens at Montazah is wonderful especially in spring and summer when the flowers are in bloom, but even in winter the shrubs and trees are attractive because the gardens have been well landscaped. At one place an artificial hill with a shelter on top has been constructed using rock from the nearby beaches. Most attractive. Leave a Comment Address: Montazah Palace
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Muntazah was formerly the summer residence of the Egyptian royal family.
After the monarchy was overthrown in 1952, the palace buildings, known as Haramlek and Salamlek, were put to other uses. The Haramlek contains a casino on the ground floor and a museum of royal relics on the upper levels. The Salamlek has been converted into a hotel. Leave a Comment Address: Muntazah gardens
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The only amphitheatre of this kind in Egypt, the Roman Amphitheatre in Alexadria is located in the area of Kom-el-Dikka.
The visitors can still admire today the 12 steps made of marble forming a semicircle around the stage.
From the middle of the stage an orator’s voice sounds like talking in a microphone.
In the Roman times, the amphitheatre was surrounded by gardens and Roman baths. Address: Kom-el-DikkaDirections: Few steps from Main Train Station of Alexandria.
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This apology for a park lies off the Corniche in the open ended square made by the hotels [Cecil and Acropole, on west; Metropole in centre; Semiramis on east]. In the centre is supposed to be a fountain, but just a basin with some water in it. However, it makes a good place to rest if you've been walking along the Corniche, or need somewhere to eat your shawarma sandwich from Gad. It is always crowded with women, old men, couples, and families with children. In the centre is the famous statue of Saad Zaghloul who is striding off towards Europe, with his back to Egypt. Leave a Comment Address: on Corniche
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Pompeii's pillar, made of pink granite, is 30m tall and built amidst the ruins of the Serapium in 297 A.D., in honor of Emperor Diocletian.
It is situated on a hill with surrounding ruins. The pillar was once carved with figures. This pillar was erected by the Egyptians in honor of a Roman governor, who brought wheat to the country during a time of famine. Leave a Comment
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Within the stretch of Alex's Corniche, on the opposite sides, were two of the world's seven (original) wonders of the ancient world (with the Pyramids, Egypt has three out of seven!) - the Great Library built in 3rd century BC, and the Pharos lighthouse.
Alex's new space-age-looking library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened in 2002 to remind the world that this city had once played host to the greatest library on earth. It is said that the ancient Great Library housed half a million texts, and that all vessels entering the city were required to hand-in all manuscripts they carried for copying.
Bibliotheca is an ambitious project - it was designed to house 8 million volumes. I didn't have the chance to get inside the library, but had a wonderful time admiring the architecture from outside. Designed like a discus embedded into the ground at an angle, it did make Alex's skyline more exciting. The external walls feature symbols, texts, and hieroglyphics from every known language - highlighting the universality of knowledge. To bring the space age to the city (or the city to the space age), the library complex also featured a Planetarium, housed in ball-shaped structure that is lighted up every night. There are interesting sculptures around the complex, such as a sun dial, and many other science-oriented outdoor exhibits. Overall, it's a nice place to heighten up your cerebral sensibilities. Leave a Comment Phone: http://www.bibalex.org/English/i
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The fort, built in 1479, stands on the site of the Pharos, the fabled lighthouse of Alexandria and one of the wonders of the ancient world. Some of the stones used in the fort's construction came from the Pharos.
The promenade near the fort is a lovely place to sit and watch the world go by Leave a Comment Address: end of the Corniche
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The museum houses the largest collecetion of Graeco-Roman artifacts in Egypt.
Highlights include a black granite statue of an Apis Bull and the god Serapis, from the Serapeum, a small collection of sarcophagi and mummys, a mummified crocodile and statues of Roman gods and goddesses.
It's a fascinating museum and well worth visiting but the labelling on the exhibits is not always very informative.
There is a small cafe in the very pleasant courtyard garden.
Cost: 8.00 Egyptian pounds each Leave a Comment Address: 5 Sharia el-Mathaf
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The museum was first built in 1892 as a small building located on Horreya Road, it transferred in 1895 to the present site near Gamal Abdul Nasser Road. It started with eleven galleries, and has been gradually enlarged in later renovation stages. The 25th gallery was inaugurated in 1984.
It houses collections of rare Greek and Roman relics and coins - about 40 thousand pieces in total. The collection ranges from the Third Century B.C. to the Seventh Century AD, including the "Tanagra" collection. And is a fascinating record of civilization in the process of change as religions merged and society evolved.
In Alexandria, Greco-Roman and Pharaonic religions mingled in the cult of Serapes; the shift from pagan religions to Christianity can also be seen in the exhibits which include mummies, Hellenistic statues, busts of Roman emperors, Tangara figurines, and early Christian antiquities. Leave a Comment
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