Hurghada / Gebel Abu-Dukhan
The single porphyry quarry that provided the whole Roman Empire with
the basic material to build imperial monuments and architectural
features, such as the Hagia Sophia, the Great Palace of Constantinople,
columns in Rome, and the revetment of the Pantheon in Greece is actually
located in Egypt, a mere 65 kilometres distance north of the current
city of Hurghada, in a mountain known today as Gebel Abu-Dukhan.
It is almost hard to believe that for ages, the quarry was “lost.” Even the French Expedition led by Napoleon couldn’t find it. Finally, in 1823, under the reign of Muhammad Ali, the remains of the quarry were discovered by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, the British pioneer Egyptologist, and James Burton, a British explorer and hieroglyph expert.
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It is almost hard to believe that for ages, the quarry was “lost.” Even the French Expedition led by Napoleon couldn’t find it. Finally, in 1823, under the reign of Muhammad Ali, the remains of the quarry were discovered by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, the British pioneer Egyptologist, and James Burton, a British explorer and hieroglyph expert.
Today you can visit the remains of the quarry on a 4X4 day-trip arranged through Egyptraveluxe Tours
pleas contact :info@egyptraveluxe.comwww.egyptraveluxe.com
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