Pompey's Pillar

Alexandria Governorate · Egypt

Pompey's Pillar, Egypt
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
March to June
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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This towering Roman triumphal column of red granite is the tallest of its kind ever raised outside the imperial capitals. It stands amid the ruins of the Serapeum, once a great temple of Alexandria.

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