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Lighthouse of Alexandria |
The Lighthouse of Alexandria (in Ancient Greek: ὁ Φάρος της Ἀλεξανδρείας), was a tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt. Its purpose was to guide sailors into the port of Alexandria. With a height variously estimated at somewhere between 393 and 450 ft (120 a... |
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Royal Jewelry Museum |
The Royal Jewelry Museum (متحف المجوهرات) is an art and history museum in the Zizenia neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt. It is located in the former palace of Princess Fatma Al-Zahra'. Its halls contain an inestimable collection of jewels and jewelry of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. 19th century paintin... |
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Graeco-Roman Museum |
The Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria in Egypt was created in 1892. It was first built in an 5-room apartment, inside one small building in Rosetta Street (later Avenue Canope and nowadays Horriya). In 1895, it was transferred to another building that only had eleven rooms. More rooms were added lat... |
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Borg El Arab Airport |
Borg El Arab International Airport (مطار برج العرب الدولي) (IATA: HBE, ICAO: HEBA) is an airport serving Alexandria, Egypt. It is located about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Alexandria, in Borg El Arab (alternate spellings: Borg Al Arab, Burg El Arab). The airport also serves the nearby areas of the N... |
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Alexandria International Airport in Egypt |
Alexandria International Airport or El Nouzha Airport (مطار الإسكندرية الدولي) (IATA: ALY, ICAO: HEAX) is a public airport located in Alexandria, Egypt, 7 km southeast of the city center. The airport offers services to domestic destinations within Egypt and cities across the Arab world. Alexandria ... |
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Maamoura Beach in Alexandria |
Maamoura Beach (شاطئ المعمورة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It is located east of Montaza 's royal gardens, and administrated by both the Governorate of Alexandria (Montaza Block) and the Maamoura Housing and Construction company. It is considered one of the main tourist attractions of A... |
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Shallalat Gardens |
Shallalat Gardens is the name of ancient garden located in Alexandria, Egypt. Shallalat Gardens occupy a big area of Al Shatby neighborhood. Parts of the ancient Alexandria Wall are still present at the gardens till now. |
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Montaza Palace |
Montaza Palace (قصر المنتزة) is a palace and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea. The extensive Montaza Palace grounds first had the Salamlek Palace, built in 1892 by Khe... |
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Pompey's Pillar |
Pompey's Pillar is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, and the largest of its type constructed outside of the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople. The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt which was not composed of drums, it is one of the largest ancient monoliths and on... |
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Commerzbank Tower |
Commerzbank Tower is a 56- storey, 259 m (850 ft) skyscraper in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. An antenna spire with a signal light on top gives the tower a total height of 300 m (980 ft).
It is the tallest building in Frankfurt am Main, the tallest building in Germany and t... |
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