Pompey Pillar
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The so-called "Pompey Pillar" is the biggest memorial column in Egypt. Whilst called “Pompey’s Pillar”, this 25 meter tall structure, completed in 292 AD, was actually dedicated to the Emperor Diocletian. It is made of red granite, quarried and transported from Aswan in Upper Egypt.
The so-called "Pompey Pillar" is the biggest memorial column in Egypt. Whilst called “Pompey’s Pillar”, this 25 meter tall structure, completed in 292 AD, was actually dedicated to the Emperor Diocletian. It is made of red granite, quarried and transported from Aswan in Upper Egypt.