Abu Mena
Abu Mena, EGplace
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Thanks to Bedouin raids and marble pilfering, not much remains of the once-grand Byzantine pilgrimage centre of Martyroupolis, although the outline of its mammoth basilica is still easily traced. A modest wooden chapel has been built over the basilica's altar with the altar stone still in place. A piece of St Mena's body is kept in a cabinet here. From the chapel, a row of stubby column remnants leads to the saint's tomb.
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Station: 308n294e · 12.1 km away · 64m
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