📍 Landmark📸 Tourist Attraction

Pompey's Pillar

Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

4.5 (0)

Overview

Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt. It sits on the Mediterranean coast, mildest and greenest between autumn and spring.

Why visit: The Sphinx, the High Dam and the Suez Canal — the structures, ancient and modern, that Egypt is pictured by.

Things to do

›Go at opening or late afternoon for the light and the shorter queue
›Find the viewpoint across the water where there is one
›Check whether tickets must be bought online
›Allow extra time for security checks

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April

Weather

Mediterranean — mild, damp winters around 14–20°C with most of Egypt's little rainfall arriving between December and March, and hot but sea-cooled summers of 28–32°C.

Entry fee

Ticketed (~₹400 – 1,800); some free to view

Hours

Typically 8 AM – 5 PM

Est. budget

₹800 – ₹3,000

Duration

1 – 3 hours

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