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Mustafa Kamel Tombs

 

Mustafa Kamel Tombs:

Those tombs are characterised by their bright colours and relief inscriptions illustrating the everyday life of the dead as well as their religious beliefs. Dating back to the IInd century BC, it is composed of four subterranean rock-hewn tombs

Pompey’s Pillar and the Serapis Temple:

Its name dates back to the Middle Ages, where it is made of red granite and it exceeds 25 ms in height. It was raised in 297 AD to glorify the victory of Emperor Diocletian. The surrounding area includes the remains of the Serapeum temple, the “daughter” library of Alexandria and a “Nilometer” for measuring the annual Nile Floods. Nearby are subterranean galleries, where the sacred Apis bulls were buried, and three sphinxes.

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Ras El Soda Temple:

This temple, which dates from the 2nd century AD, was discovered in1936 while removing sand from the site. It consists of a staircase, which leads to a platform with four lonic columns. In the middle of the platform stood a nicely carved foot on a pedestal with a Greek inscription, which shows that Isidorus, a charioteer, fell down and
broke his foot. When he recovered, he built this temple. The temple was probably dedicated to Isis, the principal goddess in the temple, since her statue was much bigger than the other statues found on a sort of stand built at the end of the platform.

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