Mużew
The Graeco-Roman Museum
8 persuni tal-post jissuġġeruh,
Lokalità
Alexandria Governorate
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Noha
December 29, 2021
Since three years, it was under Mentainence,now it will be in a wonderful condition after reopening
Shenoda
June 23, 2022
The construction of the Greco-Roman Museum began in 1891 and was inaugurated by Khedive “Abbas Helmy II” in 1895. The museum contains a large collection of antiquities belonging to several eras, including: the Greco-Roman era, the Coptic era and some Pharaonic antiquities that were discovered in Alexandria and other eras. The museum is divided into several halls of up to 25 halls, and each group of halls contains a special part for each era; Where there are some halls that contain antiquities and objects belonging to the Coptic era, such as a statue symbolizing Christ and attributed to the 16th century, and some pottery vessels that embody ancient Egyptian art and a base for a marble statue on which is written a text concerning the purification of the ancient Alexandria Canal. And another hall contains a large statue of King Ramses II, which is attributed to the era of the Middle Kingdom, and a hall that includes a statue of the Nile River, a statue of Queen “Keres” the goddess of agriculture, a statue of “Aphrodite” the god of love, a statue of the god Venus, and many other halls that contain many different eras . Entry ticket prices to the Greco-Roman Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 100 EGP for other nationalities
The construction of the Greco-Roman Museum began in 1891 and was inaugurated by Khedive “Abbas Helmy II” in 1895. The museum contains a large collection of antiquities belonging to several eras, including: the Greco-Roman era, the Coptic era and some Pharaonic antiquities that were discovered in Ale…
