Alexandria Opera House

Alexandria Opera House, also known as Sayed Darwish Theatre is a historic opera house in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The 1,200-seat Renaissance Revival venue was built from 1918 to 1921, designed by Georges Parcq.

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Type: Theater building
Description: opera house in Alexandria, Egypt
Also known as: “Sayyid Darwish Theatre” and “Teatro Mohamed Ali”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cavafy Museum and Saint Mark’s Cathedral.

Cavafy Museum

Museum

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Cavafy Museum is an apartment museum in center Alexandria, Egypt, which formerly was the residence of the Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, where he lived most of his life. Cavafy Museum is situated 110 metres northwest of Alexandria Opera House.

Saint Mark’s Cathedral

Church

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Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt. It is the historical seat of the Pope of Alexandria, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Saint Mark’s Cathedral is situated 280 metres northwest of Alexandria Opera House.

Kom el Deka (Roman stairs)

Park

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Kom El Deka, also known as Kom el-Dikka, is a neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt. Early Kom El-Dikka was a well-off residential area, and later it was a major civic center in Alexandria, with a bath complex, auditoria, and a theatre. Kom el Deka (Roman stairs) is situated 290 metres southeast of Alexandria Opera House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandria and Shatby.

Alexandria

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Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city, its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a faded shadow of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions – particularly the new Library of Alexandria – and still-palpable glimpses of its past.