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The Palais d'Antoniadis is a palace in Alexandria, Egypt, named after Sir John Antoniadis (1818–1895), who was an Alexandrian Greek. [1] He was born in Lemnos and received French citizenship when he began to conduct business in Marseilles. He was also president of the Greek Community in Alexandria and consul general of Belgium.
Kom El Deka (Arabic: كوم الدكة), also known as Kom el-Dikka, is a neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt. [1] Early Kom El-Dikka was a well-off residential area, and later it was a major civic center in Alexandria, with a bath complex (), auditoria (lecture halls), and a theatre. [2]
The ancient Greek geographer Strabo wrote that young people of Alexandria would celebrate feasts in the neighborhood. [2] There are few remains of the ancient town today. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Montaza Palace (Egyptian Arabic: قصر المنتزه) (Asr el Montaza) is a palace, museum and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea .
Zizinia (Egyptian Arabic: زيزينيا) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It is home to the Royal Jewelry Museum and residence of the Governor of Alexandria . It is regarded as an affluent neighborhood where many lawyers, doctors, and business executives live.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Alexandria" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Azarita (Arabic: الأزاريطة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.It's one of the oldest neighborhoods in Alexandria. It is located within the scope of the Central Alexandria district where Roman art appears in ancient Roman and Greek construction, which is found throughout Alexandria, especially in central parts, which is largely represented by the Azarita district.
The four-star Cecil Hotel in Alexandria, Egypt, was built as the Cecil Hotel in 1929 by the French-Egyptian Jewish Metzger family as a romantic hotel, at Saad Zaghloul square where Cleopatra's needles had been, in front of the Corniche. Author Somerset Maugham stayed here, as did Winston Churchill and Al Capone.