egypt vacation 2013
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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