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Pompey's Pillar

Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

Featured Review : The site that is named for the tall pillar that stands there also contains much smaller statues. The pillar is named Pompey's Pillar. In the Middle Ages, European visitors who saw this pillar gave it this name because ...See Full Review

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Pompey's Pillar

  • 4 out of 5 stars by kwasiak from Tucson, Arizona
  • July 24, 2005
Pompey's Pillar
Quote: The site that is named for the tall pillar that stands there also contains much smaller statues. The pillar is named Pompey's Pillar. In the Middle Ages, European visitors who saw this pillar gave it this name because they believed that a ball... Read the full Pompey's Pillar review

From journal Day Trip to Alexandria

Pompey's Pillar

  • 3 out of 5 stars by nmagann from Ventura, California
  • December 4, 2000
Pompey's Pillar
Quote: Pompey's Pillar is a huge, both in circumference and height, column. In front of it is a squared area dug in the ground called the Roman Bath and in front of that two sphinx to guard the area. It looks like a river runs through it with lots of... Read the full Pompey's Pillar review

From journal Alexandria's History and Sights