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Corniche is a waterfront promenade corniche in Alexandria, Egypt, a major srteer which runs along the Eastern Harbour.

It was designed by Italian Egyptian architect Pietro Avoscani in 1870.^[1]^[2]

Is western end starts by the Citadel of Qaitbay (built in place of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and runs for about ten miles.

^ "Aspetti della marginalità urbana nei paesi in via di sviluppo: il caso di Alessandria d'Egitto", by Giuseppe Dato, 2003, ISBN 8887669422, p. 62
^ "Building Styles brought to Egypt by the Italian Community between 1850 and 1950: The Style of Mario Rossi", Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History, Cottbus, May 2009

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 It was designed by [[Italian Egyptian]] architect [[Pietro Avoscani]] in 1870.<ref> "Aspetti della marginalità urbana nei paesi in via di sviluppo: il caso di Alessandria d'Egitto", by Giuseppe Dato, 2003, ISBN 8887669422,   [http://books.google.com/books?id=gZxySM0H6B0C&pg=PA62&dq=Avoscani+corniche&hl=en&ei=PrT-S7TXDqDcMYOk3Ts&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Avoscani%20corniche&f=false p. 62]</ref><ref>[https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/bautechnikgeschichte/public/openaccess/turchiarulo_oa.pdf. "Building Styles brought to Egypt by the Italian Community between 1850 and 1950: The Style of Mario Rossi"], Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History, Cottbus, May 2009 </ref>
-Is western end starts by the [[Citadel of Qaitbay]] (built in place of the [[Lighthouse of Alexandria]], one of the [[Seven Wonders  of the Ancient World]]) and runs for several miles.
+Is western end starts by the [[Citadel of Qaitbay]] (built in place of the [[Lighthouse of Alexandria]], one of the [[Seven Wonders  of the Ancient World]]) and runs for about ten miles.
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