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Recommended sightseeing time:1 hour
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12 متفرع من ش, Ras at Tin, Alexandria Governorate, EgyptMap
Phone+20 3 3936825
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Nice place to see for about an hour. Burial place of tons of ancient Egyptians. Plenty of cool hieroglyphics.
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Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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This is the largest Roman cemetery in Egypt known so far. The architecture adopts the architectural style of the Egyptian Pharaoh period and the Greek style. The tomb consists of three layers of tombs with a depth of 35 meters. The ground floor is about 20 meters below the street, flooded by underground water seepage and inaccessible, but the upper area that can be visited is impressive enough. The tombs were built in the 2nd century AD, probably belonged to a family, and later developed into a cemetery with a capacity of 300 bodies. The dark spiral staircase in the tomb was the passageway for transporting the dead back then, where people used ropes to lower the dead bodies down the circular axis. The central patio can be used for lighting and ventilation. Go down to the 1st floor, and you will reach the rotunda after passing the corridor. The dining room on the left is where the mourners eat, and the stairs in front lead down to the main tomb on the 2nd floor. The reliefs on the inner wall of the tomb are rare in the world: the holy snake guarding the gate wears a red and white crown representing Upper and Lower Egypt, holding the pine cone scepter of the Greek god of wine Dionysus and the double serpent wand of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus. Wearing the round shield of the Greek banshee Medusa, Anubis, the patron saint of the Egyptian cemetery standing in the tomb, is dressed as a Roman legion. These peculiar reliefs made the burial chamber famous. Go through two paths from the reception room and enter a U-shaped aisle. There is a cave at the corner of the aisle, which is where the coffin of the owner of the tomb is buried.
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Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Nice place to see for about an hour. Burial place of tons of ancient Egyptians. Plenty of cool hieroglyphics.
Konsogafa underground vault is an archaeological discovery of a site, the catacombs have been excavated as a protected building to stay here, the whole catacomb structure is also very complicated, you can see many historical leftover murals and carvings.
Alexander Consogafat's underground chamber is a civilian cemetery, there are many various tombstones, carved with very exquisite patterns, here buried many Egyptian celebrities, but still feel very gloomy, I suggest you come less.
Going to see this at the right time was the best. There were no lines. The antiquity guards were very friendly because simply most people overlook this historical gem!
Alexander's Consogafa underground chamber is a civilian cemetery with a history of more than 100 years. All the graves are built underground, connecting the chambers through one underground passageway, which is really mysterious and a little scary. No special hobby, it is recommended not to have money, it is really a bit gloomy.