Cosmopolitan Alexandria [ 1860-1961 ] part 9- Artifacts
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The cosmopolitan era of Alexandria left behind it many beautiful artifacts.In particular,are those accomplished by the Greek community.Some of them are relatively recent and performed by Egyptian artists,long time after the departure of the European communities [statue of Europa and the Bull].
1.The statue of Europa and the bull [misidentified 0nline as the statue of the mermaid and the shell ] constructed in 1969 by the Egyptian sculptor Fatehi Mahmoud
2.A recent statue of Alexander the Great riding his horse,presented as a cadeau to the city from former Greek residents now living abroad.
3. A recently constructed group of Greek style columns at Sidi Gaber district
4.The wealthy Greek families of Alexandria used to decorate their cemeteries with very beautiful statues featuring religious figures.Here,from the Greek orthodox Cemetery at Chatby,five beautiful Greek style statues are shown, [adopted from ;The cemeteries of Alexandria,the untold narratives of a cosmopolitan city,prepared by Sahar Hammouda and Yaser Aref,The Alexandria and Mediterranean research center,Bibliotheca Alexandrina ]
5.Greek owned grocer shops usually sold many variable unrelated stuff in addition to grocery.The following 3 pictures photographed from an old Alexandrian house ,show several artifacts that the owners of the house bought in 1960 from a Greek owned Grocer shop at Philon street [current Kamel Morsi street] at[Chatby].
6.Many stores at Alexandria downtown sell greek style artifacts and statues,as can be seen from this photo
7-9..Evanglesmos main Greek Orthodox Church at Mansheyya [before and after restoration]
10.Emblem of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa
11.Double Eagle Byzantine emblem
The accompanying music is that of an old Greek song from the 30s [kalamatiani ]
1.The statue of Europa and the bull [misidentified 0nline as the statue of the mermaid and the shell ] constructed in 1969 by the Egyptian sculptor Fatehi Mahmoud
2.A recent statue of Alexander the Great riding his horse,presented as a cadeau to the city from former Greek residents now living abroad.
3. A recently constructed group of Greek style columns at Sidi Gaber district
4.The wealthy Greek families of Alexandria used to decorate their cemeteries with very beautiful statues featuring religious figures.Here,from the Greek orthodox Cemetery at Chatby,five beautiful Greek style statues are shown, [adopted from ;The cemeteries of Alexandria,the untold narratives of a cosmopolitan city,prepared by Sahar Hammouda and Yaser Aref,The Alexandria and Mediterranean research center,Bibliotheca Alexandrina ]
5.Greek owned grocer shops usually sold many variable unrelated stuff in addition to grocery.The following 3 pictures photographed from an old Alexandrian house ,show several artifacts that the owners of the house bought in 1960 from a Greek owned Grocer shop at Philon street [current Kamel Morsi street] at[Chatby].
6.Many stores at Alexandria downtown sell greek style artifacts and statues,as can be seen from this photo
7-9..Evanglesmos main Greek Orthodox Church at Mansheyya [before and after restoration]
10.Emblem of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa
11.Double Eagle Byzantine emblem
The accompanying music is that of an old Greek song from the 30s [kalamatiani ]