Cairo Private Tour to Alexandria, Catacombs and Pompey’s Pillar

Pompey’s Pillar (Diocletian’s Column – late 290 AD), stands right next to the remains of the Serapeum, the main temple of Serapis, the national god of ancient Egypt during this period. The monument stands some 26.85 m (88.1 ft) high, including its base and capital, and originally would have supported a statue some 7 m (23 ft.) tall.

The New Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), is an important library and cultural center. Founded as a reminder of the classical Library of Alexandria, it contains 6 museums, the most important of which is the Museum of Antiquities, which houses 1,080 pieces from different eras and civilizations passed by Egypt.

Qaitbay Citadel was built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay (between 882 AH/1477 AD and 884/1479 AD) over the ruins of the Alexandria lighthouse. An outer wall plotted with defensive towers surrounds the building.