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• abo jalad - ابو جلاد

  4

  Reviewed: 2024-04-09

  it's amazing!I recommend.Put don't forget your sunglasses.

• Pitaya Cyclamen

  5

  Reviewed: 2023-10-13

  I used to go there when I was young [long time ago 😄] People called it Ras el Soda temple - I got these informations from Google Bard The Greco-Roman temple of Ras el Soda is a small, well-preserved temple located in Alexandria, Egypt. It was discovered in 1936 and is the only private temple ever found in Alexandria. The temple was built in the 2nd century AD by a Roman charioteer named Isidorus as a thank-you to the goddess Isis for healing him from an injury. [Image of Greco-Roman temple of Ras el Soda] The temple is a prostyle temple, meaning that it has a portico with four columns at the front. The columns are Corinthian, which is one of the three classical orders of architecture. The temple is made of limestone with marble columns. The cella, or inner chamber, of the temple is small and contains a niche where the statue of Isis would have been placed. The temple also has a second chamber, which may have been used for storage or as a living space for the priests. The Ras el Soda temple is a unique example of Greco-Roman architecture in Egypt. It is also an important archaeological site because it provides insights into the religious practices of the people of Alexandria during the Roman period. The temple was rebuilt in 1960 at its current location, near the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Today, it is a popular tourist attraction and can be visited by the public.can

• AHMED BADAWI

  4

  Reviewed: 2022-09-29

  It was built by the Roman charioteer Ezadoras (Isidore) as a thank giving for Isis, on the recovery of his foot which was broken when he fell off his chariot. The temple consists of a platform built of limestone and approached by a staircase. In the middle of the platform, there is a small pedestal on which the votive marble statue of Ezadoras was placed. There are also four Ionic marble columns and five marble statues were placed between them; The 1st statue: It belongs to Hermanubis, who is depicted as a young man wearing a Greek tunic with a torch in his hand. Next to his feet, there is a seated figure of Jackal (Anubis). The 2nd statue: It belongs to god Harpocratis who is depicted as a naked child with his thumb in his mouth, he is also shown with a side-lock of hair. The 3rd statue: It is the largest one and it belongs to goddess Isis who is depicted in the Greek form as a standing figure of a woman wearing a tunic with a knot on her dress, she is also crowned with two horns and a sun disk, and she holds the situla (jar for sacred water). The 4th and 5th statues: They are for god Osiris in canopic form, he is represented as a jar and its lid takes the shape of the head of god Osiris. The pedestal, the votive marble foot and 5 marble statues are right now in the Antiquities Museum of The New Library of Alexandria, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

• muhammed eldessouki

  3

  Reviewed: 2018-12-19

  Its not opened yet for public but you can take photos from outside

• Mohamed Roshdi

  5

  Reviewed: 2018-12-07

  Not opened for public yet sinc the temple was moved from Ras El Soda district to this current place, but u can see it from outside and take nice photos from on top of the pedestrian bridge in front of the temple