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The
Greco
-Roman
Museum
The
collection,
which
covers
the
period
from
the
3rd
century
B.C
to
the
7th
century
A.D,
is
facin
ating
record
of
civilization
s.
In
Alexandria,
Gre
co
-Roman
and
Pharaonic
religions
mingled
in
the
cult
of
Serapes.
The
s
hift
from
pagan
religions
to
Christianity
can
also
be
seen
in
the
exhibits,
which
include
mummies,
Hellenistic
statues,
and
busts
of
Roman
emperors,
and
early
Christian
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Qait
bey
Fort
On
the
northern
tip
of
the
Eastern
Harbor,
Sultan
Qaitbey's
fort
is
an
Alexandrian
landmark.
The
fort
is
on
the
original
site
of
pharos,
Alexandria's
ancient
lighthouse,
built
in
279
B.C
topped
with
a
statue
of
Poseidon.
Although
Pharos
was
restored
at
various
times,
it
had
finally
crumbled
in
the
1480.
Today
the
fort
houses
a
mosque
and
the
Naval
Museum,
it
also
provides
wonderful
views
of
the
city
and
the
Mediterranean
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The
Library
of
Alexandria
It
was
once
the
largest
in
the
world.
It
is
generally
assumed
to
have
been
founded
at
the
beginning
of
the
3rd
century
BC,
during
the
reign
of
Ptolemy
II
of
Egypt
.
The
revival
of
the
Bibliotheca
Alexandrina
in
2003
is
of
deep
cultural
significance
in
that
it
is
an
ambitious
attempt
to
recreate
a
glorious
chapter
in
Egypt's
history
as
the
cultural
capital
of
the
world. |
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Pompey's
Pillar
A
25m
high
red
granite
column
constructed
in
honor
of
the
Emperor
Decollation,
originally
from
the
temple
of
Serapes.
Other
remains
include
two
pink
granite
sphinxes. |
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