Pompey’s Pillar, Alexandria - Why it is Stuck in Time

Today, the city of Alexandria has spread its gnarly fingers, encroaching upon what is left of the past. Even Pompey’s Pillar could not be saved from the onslaught of population growth and modern world progress. On your immediate visit to this place, you will find that the disjointed city’s skyline has unabashedly consumed a part of the golden era like fast-approaching wild growth. And you cannot help but shiver at that thought.

However, not all of it is lost, for the lights of the bygone age have cast a long shadow today and it is still visible. You will notice that standing tall and with much arrogance, Pompey’s Pillar has defied time.

Today, the city of Alexandria has spread its gnarly fingers, encroaching upon what is left of the past. Even Pompey’s Pillar could not be saved from the onslaught of population growth and modern world progress. On your immediate visit to this place, you will find that the disjointed city’s skyline has unabashedly consumed a part of the golden era like fast-approaching wild growth. And you cannot help but shiver at that thought.

However, not all of it is lost, for the lights of the bygone age have cast a long shadow today and it is still visible. You will notice that standing tall and with much arrogance, Pompey’s Pillar has defied time.

Standing here you are bound to feel that you are entangled in a complex mesh of time. The past and the present have ruthlessly faced the wrath of time to gift you with present-day Alexandria. Today the Pillar has lost the battle of time and carries only the memories of its rich legacy.

You can hear the pages of history turning in a swift motion propelling you to a path when the brilliant minds of mankind and his potential from this part of the world had never failed to amaze others. Pompey’s Pillar can be seen as wrapped in both yesterday and today, stuck forever until the end of time.