What is important to me is that I have the great good fortune to spend my days doing something I love, and being given the opportunity to make a difference in the world.

— Zahi Hawass

The Temple of Ras el-Souda, Alexandria
The Temple of Ras el-Souda, Alexandria

(Photo: Garry Shaw)

Having been moved 10km from its original location due to the threat of rising groundwater, the Temple of Ras el-Souda is now the centrepiece of the new Mosaic Museum in Alexandria, which is currently under construction.  The temple was discovered in 1936 and dates to the Second Century AD. A charioteer named Isidorus helped finance the temple and dedicated a large statue of a foot here after he recovered from a chariot racing injury.

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Egypt
31° 12' 46.0836" N, 29° 56' 39.3612" E

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