21/41.- Alexandria, Anfushi street

In this photo you can see a street in this popular district. Not far from here sits one of the most visited monuments in Alexandria: the Pompey's Pillar.

The Pompey's Pillar is an over 25 meters high granite pillar built in 297 AD in honor of emperor Diocletian. The name of the monument comes from a mistake in the middle ages, when travelers thought Pompey was buried here. Although he fled to Egypt after a defeat against Julius Caesar and he did die in Alexandria in 48 BC, he has nothing to do with this pillar. Nearby this monument are three Sphinxes and a subterranean gallery where sacred Apis bulls were buried.

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