Egypt: Antoniadis Gardens

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The Antoniadis Gardens are the oldest gardens in Alexandria in Egypt. Some historians date its establishment back to the Ptolemaic period in Egypt. Rather, it is classified as one of the oldest gardens created by man in the world.

Antoniadis Gardens are located east of Alexandria, adjacent to Nozha Park in Smouha area and next to the Mahmoudia Canal. Its area is about forty-five acres, then it expanded to fifty acres after additions and during the development of the park.

His son Antonis, to whom the ownership of the gardens passed, executed his will and their ownership was transferred in 1918. Also, the palace has witnessed the preparatory meeting for establishing the League of Arab States in 1944 and choosing Egypt as its headquarters was also held in the palace. The garden has a collection of rare roses, more than 38 types of trees, and 27 types of palms, in addition to historical trees.

The development work stretch to every part of the park, starting with the gardens and trees, while preserving rare and perennial plants, and constructing and renovating service buildings in the Roman architectural style, in addition to renovating eleven marble statues of historical value for travelers and other Romans, and on top of them is a statue of the goddess Venus, the Greek goddess of beauty.

 

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