Downtown DistrictAlexandria Governorate
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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

Point at a dot to name the landmark; select it to go there.

  1. Misr Railway StationThe railway from the 1850s — present building 1927
  2. Museum of Fine Arts1954
  • 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

1805 – 1860

The Mohamed Ali revival

Alexandria returned as a port and a trading centre: Consuls’ Square was laid out, the communities built their churches, and the first railway in Africa and the Middle East arrived.

1950 – today

Contemporary Alexandria

An age of discovery and rediscovery: the Roman theatre was uncovered by chance in 1964, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina returned to the city’s shore in 2002.

More places in the district

Theatres, cinemas and cultural centres, by type.

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