Roman Cisterns beneath Alexandria, Egypt

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Illustration from Pictorial Architecture of Greece & Italy published in 1890. Precious little is left of the magnificence of Alexander the Great's City above ground today, but the splendour that once was can still be seen below the streets of the modern city in a network of underground chambers that once diverted the flood waters of the Nile.

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Size: 5363px × 2943px
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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