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The Mysteries of Alexandria

Director(s): Thierry Ragobert

After The Seventh Wonder of the World and Alexandria the Magnificent, the third episode in the trilogy on Alexandria evokes the most impressive characteristic of the city: its monumental architecture. The film focuses on the heart of Alexandria, where successive sovereigns constructed increasingly majestic buildings such as the Caesareum (an altar built by Cleopatra in honor of Mark Antony), and the palaces on the Canopic Way. A city designed by Alexander the Great was bound to be grandiose, after all...

 

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Genre

Documentary

Copyright

2002

Length

Two cuts, 80 and 52 minutes

Producer(s)

Stéphane Millière, Gédéon Programmes

Co-producer(s)

CNRS Images, Arte, France 2, France Télécom, Musée du Louvre

DVD edition

« Alexandrie », Arte Éditions

Commercial distribution

Terranoa

Non-commercial distribution

Heure Exquise