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Illustration of Eastern Harbour: the library and Qaitbay Citadel are linked by a curve of shoreline, with ancient ruins suggested underwater.

Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour

From Bibliotheca Alexandrina to Qaitbay Citadel

5–7 h5.5 km
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  1. Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    Here you will see how a merchant's endowment turned a revered grave into a permanently functioning shrine.

  2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    Here, the modern project of restoring a great collection will meet the fate of the man who worked to create it.

  3. Qaitbay Citadel: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    The final stop will test whether the sea fortress was able to carry out the task for which it was built.

  4. Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    This stop will show how a request for a place to pray became the monarchy’s last major memorial project.

  5. Eastern Harbour and the Sunken Royal Quarter: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    The waters make it possible to reconstruct a defeated commander's final attempt to hide from the city and his allies.

  6. Show Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa on the city map
  7. Show Graeco-Roman Museum on the city map
  8. Show Montaza Palace and Gardens on the city map
  9. Show Pompey's Pillar on the city map
  10. Show Roman Theatre on the city map
  11. Cecil Hotel: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    The hotel serves the route as a personal story of a building the family tried to recover after being expelled.

  12. Saad Zaghloul Square: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    Here, the reception of a national leader continues with the story of the sculptor who was not allowed to see the monument installed.

  13. Show Stanley Bridge on the city map
  14. Anfushi Fishing Harbour: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    A working harbour will show how selling today’s catch pays for a boat’s next trip to sea.

  15. Mansheya Square and the Muhammad Ali Monument: story on the “Alexandria Along the Eastern Harbour” route

    The commercial cityscape becomes the scene of an assassination attempt that the entire country heard live on the radio.

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