Is considered Cairo biggest building, was established in 1940, was favored to be the residence of community stars in 50's & 60's like Anwar Wagdy, Naguib El Rehany, Laila Murad, Mahmoud El Meligy.
It was the home of the crème de la crème of Egyptian society who lived in the building during the 1930s & 1940s. Located on No. 34 on Talaat Harb, named after its Armenian owner Hagop Yacoubian.
The first broadcast from Maspero commenced on 21 July 1960,built with a budget of 108000 L.E,named after French archaeologist Gaston Maspero, who was the chairman of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority
An art-deco building was designed by the Lebanese Gimy Amrout in 1925 at the intersection between 26 of July (Fouad) St and Ramsis St
The tallest structure in Egypt and North Africa at 187m Built from 1954 to 1961 Its partially open lattice-work design is intended to evoke a pharaonic lotus plant, an iconic symbol of Ancient Egypt. Read more.
Must see in the heart of Downtown - amazing place of Royal Family resident قصر العائلة المالكة من الخديوي إسماعيل حتى الملك فاروق
The decorations are amazingly beautiful and warm, it has that old dirty smell and all but it's worth the watch. You'll see the mosque first, then the house itself and then the throne room.
You have to go in the place in inside it's amazing and you have to try to go on the roof :D
Also known as Pink marble palace,was designed & constructed in 1899 by Antonio Lasciac, Said Halim an Ottoman statesman & the grandson of Mohammed Ali, all materials for the palace imported from Rome.
This beautiful Romanesque/Florentine church of Saint Joseph was built by architect Aristide Leonori in 1909 serving Roman Catholics.Service is still conducted in church in Italian, French and Arabic.
A Sephardic synagogue, was built in a style evoking ancient Egyptian temples, opened in 1899, there was a vibrant Jewish community in Cairo. The last time the synagogue was full was in the 1960s.
جمال الغيطاني بيقول على الجدار الخشبي العازل إنه "قصائد من الخشب". مسجد جميل
اطلب من حارس الجامع انه يفتحلك باب المئذنة واتفرج على القلعة والسلطان حسن وآثار شارع الصليبة من فوق
ميزة بيت الكريتلية عن باقى البيوت الأثرية ان لسه الاثاث زى ما هو وكل حجرة لسه فيها مقتنياتها.
The mosque opposite to Sultan Hassan mosque, Mohamed Reza Pahlavi of Iran is buried there .
روحت مره الصبح بدرى وكانوا مشغلين النافورتين اللى فى اطراف الصحن وكان الحمام بيشرب منهم :)
a Stunning place, a vast open space lying in the bosom of the hills, with dramatic colored carvings all over the mountain. Carvings were done by a Polish Artist , representing stories from the Bible.
It's probably the first mosque to be built in Egypt and by extension Africa. Check the different Me7rabs
The remains of this fortress can be seen in Old Cairo, near Coptic museum. Read more.
an inscription written in hieroglyphs located on Sehel Island nearAswan which speaks of a seven-year period of drought and famine during the reign of the 3rd dynastyking Djoser.
Your route to the Nilometer and Um-Kalthom museum. There's a palace with the same name
This one of Cairo's mosques not to miss if you are interested in Islamic history and architecture, very impressive. Read more.
سبيل محمد علي بالعقادين فيه مدرسة في الدور اللي فوق. محتفظة بدكك الطلبة وبعض الكتب.
There's an elevator to the upper ring but you have to buy a ticket. Impressive enough from the ground
This pillar is also called a ship-mast is of of the main Roman attractions remained in Alexandria until now. Read more.
One of the main Alexandria attraction had been recently restored and now you can wonder in its labyrinths or climb its towers. Read more.
If you're looking for precious and semi precious stones, this is the place to go.
build over the tomb of a 13th century Spanish Sufi saint, this 18th century mosque topped with lacy domes is the most beautiful in Alexandria
الباب النحاس كان فى الأصل باب السلطان حسن وخلعه المؤيد وركبه فى بابه. والمئذنتين بتوع باب زويلة كانوا بتوع الجامع ده
The first school in Egypt to teach the four schools of Fiqh in the same campus.
It consist of a mosque, sabil and Kuttab and a livestock tub, a 3 story hanging mosque was made for the Sufi community
Was built in 1913 by the Jewish Austrian architect Oscar Horowitz, was owned by Victor Tiring, and the building has been falsely rumoured to have an execution chamber at it's marvelous Dome.
Was named Game'a El banat (Girls Mosque) because back in old days spinsters (unmarried women) would come here at Fridays and pass by to blessed and get married as it was believed.
An Italian renaissance architect style building established at 1896, First owner was Sanaa Sabagh Bek who was the secretary to Baron Édouard Empain the founder of Heliopolis and Baron Empain Palace
