Downtown DistrictAlexandria Governorate
العربية

Landmarks & Culture

Landmarks of the Downtown District

Twenty-three centuries within walking distance: from the Canopic Way and the Roman amphitheatre to the opera house and the Bibliotheca.

  • 5 eras
  • 23 centuries
A journey through timeOn the map
In the districtRoman Theatre at Kom El Dikka

Twenty-three centuries at a glance

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  1. Roman Theatre at Kom El DikkaRoman era, most likely 4th century — uncovered in 1964
  2. Remains of the Alexandria City Wall9th century — under Ibn Tulun
  • Ancient Alexandria331 BC – 7th century AD
  • The Islamic centuries7th century – 1805
  • The Mohamed Ali revival1805 – 1860
  • The cosmopolitan city1860 – 1950
  • Contemporary Alexandria1950 – today
Through timeAll at once

331 BC – 7th century AD

Ancient Alexandria

The city of Alexander, the Ptolemies and then Rome: its streets laid on a grid crossed by the Canopic Way, and at Kom El Dikka Rome left the only Roman theatre (odeon) uncovered in Egypt.

7th century – 1805

The Islamic centuries

The city contracted within a smaller wall built under Ibn Tulun, its gates later reinforced by the Fatimids and a forward wall added by the Ayyubids; one of its towers still stands inside Shallalat Gardens.