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- Cosmopolitan Alexandria Endangered
Al Masry Al Youm (Fatma Keshk) “The city of Alexander,” “The second Egyptian capital,” “The cosmopolitan city,” “The bride of the Mediterranean;” so many are the names given to Alexandria. In the old quarters of the city, first built in...
- Fate Of Ancient Egyptian Library A Mystery
The Bismarck Tribune (Carol M. Russell) No one can find Alexander the Great. He was buried in Alexandria after his body was brought back from Babylon where he died in 323 BC at age 33. Theories of his death range from poisoning to appendicitis. Why can't...
- Alexandria The Crossroads
Saudi Aramco World (Edward Lewis) With photographs. Visitors to Alexandria are usually surprised by two features: the extent to which the city contributed to and shaped the Mediterranean world, and the complete lack of physical evidence that demonstrates...
- War Memorial Obelisks Tell An Old Roman Story
Times Online (Philip Howard) Rome conquered Alexandria in 30BC. It was the only time that a single power dominated the entire Mediterranean basin. In one sense this was just another Roman conquest. But Alexandria is a special place: the cosmopolis for...
- Alexandria Capital Of Islamic Culture For 2008
Egypt State Information Service Alexandria governorate has created, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, a memorial logo for the Egyptian city and it will issue a postage stamp printing the planned logo on it. This came on the occasion of designating...
Egypt
Tourism: Alexandria's efforts to lure visitors
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Alexandria, Egypt - Just mention Alexandria and the name city rekindles the Pharoh era when the city was the location of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Library of Alexandria was the biggest at that time, but what of modern Alexandria? Is there more to this city than its famous name?
Authorities in Egypt's second largest city believe so and are planning to capitalise on its magnificent past.
Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfuz was in awe of the city as his description reveals: "Alexandria was a European city where more Italian, French, Greek and English were spoken than Arabic. The city was so beautiful and clean you could eat from its streets. In short, Alexandria was a European city but it belonged to us Egyptians."
But Alexandria's cosmopolitan community became marginalised after the 1952 revolution and the introduction of socialism - Arab-style.
All that remains of that era are memories and wistful melancholy. Plaster peels off the buildings along the Corniche which was once Alexandria's main promenade.
The buildings are in a bad state of repair, corroded by the salty air and neglect, but times are changing and the construction of the Biblioteca Alexandrina or the new Library of Alexandria is testimony to the phenomenon.
Opened in 2002, it aims to reconnect the city with its heritage as an ancient centre of learning.
See the above page for more details.
- Cosmopolitan Alexandria Endangered
Al Masry Al Youm (Fatma Keshk) “The city of Alexander,” “The second Egyptian capital,” “The cosmopolitan city,” “The bride of the Mediterranean;” so many are the names given to Alexandria. In the old quarters of the city, first built in...
- Fate Of Ancient Egyptian Library A Mystery
The Bismarck Tribune (Carol M. Russell) No one can find Alexander the Great. He was buried in Alexandria after his body was brought back from Babylon where he died in 323 BC at age 33. Theories of his death range from poisoning to appendicitis. Why can't...
- Alexandria The Crossroads
Saudi Aramco World (Edward Lewis) With photographs. Visitors to Alexandria are usually surprised by two features: the extent to which the city contributed to and shaped the Mediterranean world, and the complete lack of physical evidence that demonstrates...
- War Memorial Obelisks Tell An Old Roman Story
Times Online (Philip Howard) Rome conquered Alexandria in 30BC. It was the only time that a single power dominated the entire Mediterranean basin. In one sense this was just another Roman conquest. But Alexandria is a special place: the cosmopolis for...
- Alexandria Capital Of Islamic Culture For 2008
Egypt State Information Service Alexandria governorate has created, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, a memorial logo for the Egyptian city and it will issue a postage stamp printing the planned logo on it. This came on the occasion of designating...