One of the best defensive fortresses on the Mediterranean coast is “Qaitbay Citadel,” located in the everlasting city of Alexandria on the eastern side of the northern tip of the island of Pharos and extending from the cornice into Alexandria ‘s harbor
It is a triumphal Roman column in the town of Alexandria , Egypt. It is the most extensive of its kind. In addition, it developed outside the Rome and Constantinople Imperial capitals. The only one known freestanding column in Roman Egypt is Pompey’s Pillar Alexandria.