Pompey's Pillar
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“Pompey's Column was a gift from the population of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian who, following a rebellion, decreed that the city should not be destroyed, nor its inhabitants massacred.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's
"One of Alexandria's most iconic sights is this 88-foot-tall, hilltop, granite pillar surrounded by ruins. Known in Arabic as al-'Amud al-Sawiri (Column of the Horseman), the pillar was..."
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Lonely Planet
"The massive 30m column that looms over the debris of the glorious ancient settlement of Rhakotis, the original township from which Alexandria grew, is known as Pompey’s Pillar."
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Frommer's
"For the casual visitor, this site doesn't offer as much as the spectacular Kom el Dikka or the Catacombs of Kom el Shaqafa. The red granite column for which the site is named is..."
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