Lika的異想世界

2010/12/05 (日) - Day 12

孔索加法地下墓穴 --> 龐貝之柱 --> 奎貝堡 --> 午餐  --> 亞歷山卓圖書館 --> 國立博物館 --> 亞歷山卓機場搭機回國

今天一樣也是要早起的一天，7:00多就來去吃早餐~~

◎ 孔索加法地下墓穴 Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

發現於1900年，為埃及最大的地下墓穴。融合了古代埃及、希臘與羅馬的建築樣式。下了螺旋階梯的地下一樓是客廳，地下二樓則有墳墓與禮拜堂遺跡。

在這裡一樣不能拍照，所以只好從網路找一些照片囉~~~

圖片來源 : Tour Egypt, Part 1、Part 2、Part 3

壁畫 : 女神Isis與Nepthys。

圖片來源 : 網路

◎ 龐貝之柱 Pompey's Pillar

約3世紀左右為了紀念羅馬皇帝Diocletain所建立，採用的是亞斯文的紅色花崗石。

An approximately 25m red Aswan granite column with a circumference of 9m, was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletain. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesareum. Nearby are subterranean galleries where sacred Apis bulls were buried, and three sphinxes. After his defeat by Julius Caesar in the civil war, Pompey fled to Egypt where he was murdered in 48 BC; mediaeval travelers later believed he must be buried here, and that the capital atop the corner served as a container for his head. In fact, the pillar was raised in honor of Diocletain at the very end of the 4th century. Diocletain captured Alexandria after it had been under siege. The Arabs called it "Amoud el-Sawari", Column of the Horsemen. The Pillar is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria.

資料來源 :  Tour Egypt