The Roman Theater

Date: October 17, 2012 By admin Categories: Alexandria Sightseeing Tags: as well as other objects discovered nearer to the Theatre, including items found all over Alexandria, including the harbor just out from Fort Qaitbey, or the odeum as it is sometimes referred to., The Roman Theater is an open air museum No comments

Over 30 years of excavation have uncovered many Roman remains including this well-preserved theatre with galleries, sections of mosaic-flooring, and marble seats for up to 800 spectators. In Ptolemaic times, this area was the Park of Pan and a pleasure garden. The theater at one point may had been roofed over to serve as an […]

Fort of Qaitbay

Date: October 17, 2012 By admin Categories: Alexandria Sightseeing Tags: Egypt, The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, the Fort of Qaitbay is a 15th century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast No comments

The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay) is a 15th century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, built upon/from the ruins of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa’it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of […]

Montaza Palace

Date: October 17, 2012 By admin Categories: Alexandria Sightseeing Tags: Alexandria, Egypt, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea, Montaza Palace is a palace and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria No comments

Montaza Palace is a palace and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea The extensive Montaza Palace grounds first had the Salamlek Palace, built in 1892 by Khedive Abbas II, the last Muhammad Ali Dynasty […]

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

Date: October 17, 2012 By admin Categories: Alexandria Sightseeing Tags: Egypt and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages, The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa s a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs. No comments

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (meaning “Mound of Shards”) is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman […]

Library of Alexandria

Date: October 17, 2012 By admin Categories: Alexandria Sightseeing Tags: Egypt, he Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, The Royal Library of Alexandria No comments

The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the largest and most significant library of the ancient world It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt […]

Alexandria

Date: October 9, 2012 By admin Categories: Alexandria Sightseeing Tags: Alexandria Aquarium, Alexandria Library, The Alexandria National Museum, The Graeco-Roman Museum, The Royal Jewelry Museum The Museum of Fine Arts The Cavafy museum No comments

Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in April 331 BC , as ( Alexander’s chief architect for the project was Democrats. Alexandria was intended to supersede Naucratis as a Hellenistic center in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile Valley. An Egyptian city,Rhakotis, already existed on the shore, and […]

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