CAIRO… The stone is talking…

CAIRO, a very busy city

Cairo downtown, at midnight

The old downtown, my favorite

In 1930’s Cairo was one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Another example of residential building

Baron Empain’s Palace built in 1907-1911, designed by the French architect Alexandre Marcel

The Nile, the 2nd longest river in the world

Kasr Elneel Bridge, 1871The first bridge over the Nile river

Cairo’s subway

Cairo’s Taxi

The Opera House

The original building was built in 1869 to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal. Designed by Italian architects, the opera house was completed in six months. A little over a century later, in 1971, the great Royal Opera House was completely destroyed by a fire. The Opera house was rebuilt in 1988.

The Opera House, 1869 The Opera House, 1988

The Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, originally built in 1835. The museum had been moved several times till finally located in the heart of Cairo in 1902.

The Supreme Constitutional CourtBuilt in a shape of a pharaonic temple

Iconic mosque in Cairo

Salah El-deen Castle, built in 1183The mosque on the right was added later in 1848

Omar Makram, The Egyptian Guevara against French invasion,1798-1801

Saad Zaghlool, Another Guevara against British invasion,1882-1945

Talaat Harb, The founder of first Egyptian bank in 1920

Another face of the city that has gained the nickname “the city of a thousand minarets”.

Islamic Cairo, a rich heritage that must be seen

Alazhar, built in 970, the second oldest university in the world

El-Dahabi House, built in 1047An architectural example of old Islamic Cairo

A school, a public shelter for needy people and travelers,

and a social club.

The external view

The lobby

The upper floor

Sabil Mohamed Ali, an iconic monument in Islamic Cairo, built in 1820

The dome

Model of the sophisticated dome exhibited along with a real connection sample used in the structure

Underground cistern to collect underground water for the sabil

The eastern entry of the old city, Zewaila door, 1092

On the right is what left from the original city door

Many enemies and armies broke at this door

Al Ghoury complex, built in 1505, includes mosque, school, trade agency, residential shelter, sabil, cultural salon, and

family tomb.

Al Ghoury mosque, a piece of art.

Al Ghoury dome

Every corner is a breath taking

Al Ghoury salon

Al Ghoury agency, a place for foreign traders to meet , to exhibit their goods and to stay.

Al Ghourya marketThis market is 500 years

old

Khan El-Khaleely marketMust visit to pick up your souvenir

In our way to the south through the desert

Many activities can be done in the desert like safari trips, hunting, camping, sand skiing, horse & camel riding

In our way to the country-side

A typical Egyptian country-side

In our way to El-Shiekh Zayed city, a new city 30 km west of Cairo

El-Shiekh Zayed city

Typical apartment buildings

My brother bought a condo in this building99% of buildings in Egypt are concrete structures,

Typically brick walls are used for partitions

In our way back we could see the great pyramids

In our way to the smart village, 20 km from Cairo

The Smart Village To Egyptians, is a gate to the future

It has a University, Convention centre, International companies & firms

Thank you