Antoniades Park
Albeirt El Awal st., Alexandria, Egypt
Description:
Antoniades Park is the oldest park in Alexandria and Egypt.
It is located next to the city zoo and the Moharam Pik railway station. In 1840, a palace was built on an area of 20 thousand square meters. The design of the palace and the adjacent park was modeled after the architectural style of the Palace of Versailles with the addition of various Italian, Greek, Roman, Andalusian architectural elements.
In the park you can find full-length marble statues, alabaster statues depicting the four seasons, statues of Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Magellan. There is a picnic clearing and an open theater. On an area of 2 hectares there is also a magnificent rose garden with fountains.