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Pompeys Pillar, Egypt


Egypt - Ras El Sudr - Marsa Alam - Luxor - Hurghada - Aswan - Alexandria - Abu Simbel - Sharm el Sheikh

Among the ancient remains of Egypt, Pompey's Pillar is the most well known Egyptian monument that is still standing. Situated on a modest hill near the large Arab cemetery in the southwest of Egypt, it is a part of Alexandria's ancient treasure.

Originally Pompey's Pillar is associated with the ancient and famous Temple of Serapis that is no more now. This polished red granite structure is 99 feet high including the pedestal and is of about three meters in diameter at the base and two and half meters at the top.

Traditionally considered as the construction of King Theodosius to celebrate the Christianity's victory over Paganism, Pompey's Pillar, however, was set up in honor of Diocletian in 292. Earlier it was considered as a magnificent structure rivaling Soma and the Caesareum.

Pompey's Pillar is called as "Amoud el-Sawari" meaning Column of the Horseman in Arabic and was the tallest ancient monument of Alexandria. There are also other ancient ruins near to Pillar of Pompey of Egypt. Among them one is Alexandria's catacomb known by the name of "Kom al Sukkfa". Located at a short distance southwest of the Pompey's Pillar, This ancient structure of Alexandria consists of multi-level labyrinth that are reachable by a series of large spiral staircase.

These catacombs contain numerous chambers along with sculpted pillars, statues and other religious symbols of Roman as well as of Egyptian religion, burial niches and sarcophagi. Pompey's Pillar also features subterranean galleries as the nearby attractions. These are the ancient galleries where the sacred Apis bulls were buried along with three sphinxes.


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