Αλεξάνδρεια / Alexandria / الإسكندرية

While discussing about Alexandria's past, Marcos (marcoscassiotis) suggested me to offer our Youtube friends (Greek and other) an all-inclusive slideshow to better visualize the wonderful Greek song about Alexandria; written by Aris Davarakis, an Alexandrian Greek, the lyrics truly reflect Alexandria's exotic atmosphere. We made a list of places and monuments and Marcos wrote the annotated itinerary that will be a brief guide for those who never visited the fascinating city -- legend.




Further reading:
Prof. Megalommatis, Alexandria in Blue Moon Colours
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/23177

Alexandria 2010 -- From the western harbour to Abuqir. An annotated itinerary by Marcos Cassiotis

0:06 Ras el tin Palace, at the westernmost corer of the ancient island of Pharos, nearby the Western harbour
0:13 The modern lighthouse of Alexandria's western harbour
0:18 Western harbour
0:22 Possible plan of Ptolemaic Alexandria, with Pharos island, before the erection of the Heptastadion that linked the mainland city (nearby the Musuem) with the island
0:32 Ptolemy II invited ca. 70 Jewish scholars who were hosted at the Pharos island and worked for 70 days to translate the Bible of the Hebrew god to Greek. Every morning after the dawn, the scholars walked their way to the palace to say "God Morning" to the intellectual Pharaoh Ptolemy Philadelphus
0:41 City-plan of the central districts of modern Alexandria. The area between the western and the eastern harbours was formed due to the accumulation of sand around the Heptastadion that linked the mainland city with the island
0:53 Anfushi beach on the northern shore of the ancient Pharos island
0:58 The Pillar of Pompey was merely one of the architectural parts of magnificent temple of Sarapis built by Diocletian; medieval legends attributed it to Pompey was assassinated at Alexandria
1:05 Decorative sphinx -- a remain of the alley of sphinxes that led to the temple of Sarapis
1:11 Roman times' catacombs at Kum el Shukafa
1:17 Catacombs at Kum el Shukafa
1:25 Catacombs at Kum el Shukafa
1: 35 Qaitbey castle (Mameluk period) stands today in the area where in the Antiquity was the Pharos (Lighthouse, Arabic: Manar)
1:45 Qaitbey castle viewed from the central part of the eastern harbour (district of Raml station)
1:50 Night view
2:01 Renaissance painting of Alexandria by Maarten van Heemskerck with the Lighthouse, the Pharos island, and the Heptastadion depicted as per the Dutch painter's imagination
"Sostratus of Cnidus, son of Dexiphanes, to the Gods protecting those upon the sea"
(original Greek inscription: "ΣΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ ΔΕΞΙΦΑΝΟΥ ΚΝΙΔΙΟΣ ΘΕΟΙΣ ΣΩΤΕΡΣΙΝ ΥΠΕΡ ΤΩΝ ΠΛΩΙΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ")
2:15 View of the eastern harbour from the balcony restaurant of the Greek Club, nearby Qaitbey castle
2:23 The historical mosque Abu 'l Abbas el Morsy
2:27 Eastern harbour -- aerial view (on the right side, partly view of the western harbour)
2: 40 Fishing boats in the eastern harbour
2:45 Eastern harbour -- the Corniche nearby Abu 'l Abbas el Morsy; Fish market (Alexandria's most lavish) restaurant on the second floor of the building by the sea shore
2:50 Nocturnal view over the eastern harbour
3:01 Manshiya -- the Monument of the Unknown Soldier
3:06 Hotel Cecil (Sofitel) -- which served as headquarters for Montgomery during WW II
3:11 Hotel Cecil (Sofitel)
3:18 From Cecil to Qaitbey castle. A western view of the eastern harbour
3:23 Nocturnal view
3:33 Raml Station for Alexandria's tramways
3:39 The tram road is the first parallel to the Corniche
3:44 Another tram station
3:48 Mahatat Masr railway station -- In Egypt, Masr means both Egypt and Cairo.
3:53 Alexandria Stadium
3:59 Another tram station
4:04 K. Cavafy -- the Modern Greek Alexandrian poet
4:09 K. Cavafy's house, turned to a museum
4:18 Early 20th century memories from K. Cavafy's museum
4:26 Athineos restaurant on the Corniche, Raml station
4:36 The modern Library of Alexandria was built at the very end of the eastern harbour. Night view over the Corniche further to east
4:43 The modern Library of Alexandria -- aerial view
4:49 The Roman theatre
4:55 Osiris -- an Ancient Egyptian god worshipped in Alexandria
5:02 Isis Pelagia -- the most common form under which Isis, Osiris' consort, was worshiped in Alexandria; on the 5th of March took place the main feast of Isis Pelagia with numerous boats sailing to celebrate Navigium Isidis.
5:10 Horus, Isis' son, was also worshipped in ALexandria
5:18 Sarapis was a typical Alexandrian god formed through the combination of characteristics of Osiris and Zeus
5:25 Modern representation of Hermes Trismegistus, another Alexandrian original god formed out of syncretism of the Egyptian Thot and the Greek Hermes
5:33 The tombs at Shatby (Chatby) nearby the modern Library
5:38 The Shatby 'casino' is a nice cafeteria -- bar on Shatby beach
5:43 The fields of Sporting Club
5:49 Break waves

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[dolina41]

i was born in egypt and grew up in alex. i will never forget egypt. it is my home and i will always love it. thank you for the words of this song and the photos. bless you. rabena y khalik. dolly

[peiraiotis56]

@dolina41 Thank you very much for your comment, compliments and wishes! Believe me, every time I am not in Alexandria, I feel nostalgia for this enchanting city! Have a nice evening! Greetings from Maputo, Mozambique!

[m4ever2006]

I`m from Alexandria thank you for this nice picture

[peiraiotis56]

@m4ever2006 Shukran gazilan! Thank you very much, my dear!

[peiraiotis56]

Φίλε/η μου, σε φχαριστώ πολύ για τα συγκινητικά σου λόγια. Σε καταλαβαίνω απόλυτα και σου εύχομαι σύντομα να έχεις την ευκαιρία για ένα έστω σύντομο ταξίδι!

Αλλά και όσοι δεν γεννήθηκαν στην Αλεξάνδρεια και έχουν απλά και μόνο περάσει λίγες μέρες ή βδομάδες εκεί, αισθάνονται έντονα την ιδιαιτερότητα του χώρου - κάτι που δεν βρίσκονται λόγια για να το περιγράψουν!

[w1949]

Thank you Annie for sharing such memories came back to me even I am far away from my home land .

Beautiful pictures

Greetings

Tom

[peiraiotis56]

@w1949 Thank you for your comment and nice words!

[petgsymg]

Αχ η Αλεξάνδρεια! Όσοι γεννήθηκαν σε αυτήν σίγουρα έχουν πολλά να νοσταλγήσουν. Είναι Η πατρίδα μας, η γενέτειρά μας, πώς να το κάνουμε; Λες Αλεξάνδρεια και γεμίζει το στόμα σου. Τι να θυμηθείς; Ράμλι, Σπόρτιγκ, ιππικός όμιλος, Ιμπραημία, Σίντιγκάμπερ, Κορνίς, Μαζαρίτα, Σίντι μπιτς, το τραίνο, και πάει λέγοντας. Από τις 15/09/1966 που έφυγα με τους γονείς μου, παιδί τότε, δεν κατάφερα να επιστρέψω. Παρόλα αυτά, αλλάχ ουάκμπαρ. Ας είναι καλά όσοι ανεβάζουν βίντεο με θέμα την Αλεξάνδρεια.

[EllinMK]

Movo μια λεξη φταvει ...Αλεξάνδρεια!

[peiraiotis56]

@doctormarkon Φχαριστώ πολύ!