Alexandria National Museum

The Alexandria National Museum, which was formerly a palace built in 1928 by Assad Basri Pasha, is now considered one of Egypt's finest museums. It was officially inaugurated and opened to public in 2003. It contains about 1,800 artifacts that narrate the history of Alexandria throughout the ages, including Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic eras. There are even some more modern pieces, including 19th century, which provide a sense of the richness of the court of Muhammad Ali and his descendants. The museum contains a lot of sculptures of the Pharaonic era, including statues of kings such as Akhenaten and others. As well, there are statues of farmers that represent the most ancient Egyptians. And as we can see in this picture, the famous statue of the writer. Ancient Egyptian artisans used stone to carve statues and find reliefs, but used wood as a cheap and easily carved substitute. Mummies are shown in a basement, and beside we found anubis, which protected the cemeteries. After the victory of Alexander the Macedonian over the Persians, he intended to return to Egypt, and on his road, a strategic location called Dracutis attracted his attention. So he realized that the site has value to be a city that carries his name. Alexander commissioned the famous engineer Dinocrates of Delos to lay out plans for the new city, which took the hippodemic pattern. The Alexandrian artists alone from the artists of the Hellenistic age had used hard Egyptian rocks as basalt and granite with its different colors in making statues or buildings. As for the style, it was clearly seen that the school of Alexandria was affected by Greek artists of 4th century BC. The Alexandrian artist was aided by a strong culture and understanding of the body formation as a result of his knowledge which he acquired from the science of anatomy, which was practiced by the physicians in Alexandria. After that, Egypt became a Roman colony since 30 BC, while Alexandria became no more the capital of Egypt, but just the first city of the new colony. The Coptic Era There were many factors that helped the spread of Christianity in Alexandria and Egypt. One of these, that Egypt was the first nation to believe in monotheism since the age of And the historians have registered a series of religious persecutions which befell Christianity since the early days until the Tolerance Decree of Constantine in 313 AD. The Alexandrian school of sculpture in Christian Alexandria was characterized by its clear realism, as we see in the following pictures. During the middle of the 7th century, Egypt was conquered by the Arabs. When Abedin last conquered the fort of Babylon, nothing remained except Alexandria. So, he marched towards it, and the native Copts gave him the help. Alexandria during the Islamic Age lost its political status and the transfer of the capital to Fustat. And there are some pictures of the Arabs' weapons, the Islamic decoration, and some rocks on which we can see the magnificent Arabic calligraphy. When Muhammad Ali took over Alexandria, it was a great turning point in the history and a new revival for the city. The extravagance of Egypt's former royal family is revealed in a collection of magnificent jewelry, which include gold and silver awards, watches, crystal glasses, and vases. Not to mention gold-plated handbags, rings, necklaces, and bracelets. All are displayed in suspended cabinets so that they can be viewed from all sides. Also, there are some of the items found during the archaeological underwater excavation in Alexandria. The National Museum of Alexandria contains a huge number of artifacts that show the Egyptians and the foreign, their civilization, and I would like to invite every viewer to visit it.