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al-Iskandariyya - الإسكندرية‎ (Alexandria)

Palais Antoniadis
(حدائق و قصر أنطونيادس)

Christopher Columbus

كريستوفر كولومبوس

1860(?)

al-Iskandariyya - الإسكندرية‎ (Alexandria) / Christopher Columbus

Description

Marble statue of Columbus with a globe.

Inscription(s)

Arabic text and colombus with the dates.

Annotation

The palace is built in 1860 for Sir John Antioniadis. Except Columbus, there are in the gardens of the Antioniadis palace statues of Magellan, Nelson, Vasco da Gama.

Sources & Information

Amicale Alexandrie Hier et Aujourd'hui, Photo's d'Alexandrie, Les jardins et le Palais Antoniadis.
Found for me by Jean-Michel Urvoy
Palais Antioniades, Wikipedia

Exact Location Unknown

Item Code: eg001; Added: 20 November 2006

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