Monday, April 20, 2009

Harry Tzalas on remains of Christian buildings off the shore of Casino Chatby in Alexandria

A sample of what appears in the Real Messiah order it here

We have found in only 5 meters of water at a distance of circa 200 m from the Casino some 400 varied architectural elements of uncertain provenance which were collected at an unknown time from the debris of Cape Lochias and from the neighbouring shores and dumped into the sea as a buttress to the action of the waves [to protect what remained in the Mediaeval times of Cape Lochias]. Among these elements there are two monolithic blocks of quartzite with 8 steps each. The height of these steps is lesser than the standard steps and could fit the description of a synthrono steps. There are also some large early Christian capitals and other architectural elements that could have been the scant remains of the St. Mark church. Because of the lack of space in Museum stores in Alexandria, we are not allowed to take these pieces--for the time being-- out of the water. And we have to study this material in the water with a poor visibility. So it is only when I will be able to have all these heavy pieces, each weighing several tons out of the water that I could try to put together this puzzle. There are also broken granite architectural elements that look like thrones, but they are mutilated and it is difficult to ascertain where each piece go...I am convinced that many of these pieces were parts of the St. Mark church and have just been transported and dumped to consolidate that jetty.


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