Catacombs of Kom Ash Shuqqafa

Catacombs of Kom Ash Shuqqafa

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa were discovered in 1900 by chance when a donkey fell into a pit and You can visit them through Egypt tour packages this amazing complex is one of the largest Roman burial sites in Egypt and if you want to take a day tour you can through Alexandria day tours which is a mixture of Pharaonic and Greek culture and greco roman architecture you can Take a private tour through Egypt private tours and it is specially for you and in all calm.

Architectural Wonders

The catacombs consist of three levels of tombs and Rooms carved into the rock to a depth of 35 meters and can be visited easily through Egypt tours You can enter through a spiral staircase where bodies are lowered down the central shaft using ropes you must experience this staircase through Egypt travel packages. The rotunda leading to the submerged lower level was the central axis that connected all the rooms.

Cultural Significance

the kom el shoqafa catacombs were built in the 2nd century AD as a family cemetery and expanded over three centuries to accommodate more than 300 burials the triforium a banquet hall within the tombs was where mourners gathered to pay their respects and can be taken on a Egypt budget tours at a reasonable price.

Artistic Mix

Enter the main tomb chamber and see the Alexandrian style decorations that combine ancient Egyptian Greek and Roman funerary symbols and can be seen on a Egypt luxury tours Anubis is depicted as a Roman soldier with a serpent tail guarding the entrance along with other Mythological figures

Inside the Catacombs

Walk Through the u-shaped chamber with rooms where bodies were placed and sealed with plasterboard Other passages lead to groups of tombs and the Hall of Caracalla where ancient Egyptian and Greek funerary myths were depicted through paintings. You must visit it because it is one of the things to do in Egypt. Among these things, you can visit the Montazah Palace gardens, which is a complex of royal palaces in Egypt You can also take a tour of Cairo through Cairo day tours from which you will visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx