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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
Pompeys
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.
Address: Karmouz Tel:
4825800
Opening Times: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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. |