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BAB EL-NASR
Cairo
Ancient monuments
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It is the walls built in 1087 by Badr el-Gamali that can still be admired ...Read more
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NILOMETER AND MANASTERLY PALATE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Dug in 715, this building was rebuilt in 861 under Mohammed Ali. This ...Read more
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SERAPEUM AND PUMPED COLUMN
Alexandria
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The construction of the Temple of Serapis and the library annex that was ...Read more
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THE CAIRO TOWER
Cairo
Towers to visit
This restaurant rotates 360 degrees on itself in about twenty minutes, ...Read more
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MOHAMMED ALI PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
This beautiful palace built from 1808 to 1821 was designed by Pascal Coste, ...Read more
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MAISON DE CLAUDE FRANCOIS
Ismaïlia
Places associated with famous people to visit
House composed of a single ground floor totally hidden by hedges. We know ...Read more
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OTTOMAN FORTRESS
El Quseir
Monuments to visit
Located in the city centre on top of a hill, the fortress is the most ...Read more
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MAISON FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
Ismaïlia
Places associated with famous people to visit
Located at the corner of Ahmed Orabi and Salah Salem streets, you will only ...Read more
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DJEBEL ABBAS (2,344 M)
Sainte-Catherine
Ancient monuments
The mountains around the village of Sainte-Catherine are extraordinary. ...Read more
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ANCIENT CITIES
Tuna El-Gebel
Ancient monuments
Only a few ruins remain of the ancient city, located in Kom el-Ashmuneïm, ...Read more
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BAB EL-AZAB
Cairo
Works of art to see
Bab al-Azab protected the original entrance to the Citadel, and was rebuilt ...Read more
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BEIT EL-RAZZAZ
Cairo
Palaces to visit
The palace, built in the 15th century and transformed in the 18th century ...Read more
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BEIT EL-SENNARI
Cairo
Places associated with famous people to visit
This house, built in 1794 by Prince Ibrahim Katkhuda el-Sennari and ...Read more
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SABIL MANASTERLY
Cairo
Works of art to see
Built in 1851 by Mohammed Fouad Pasha el-Manasterly, at the same time that ...Read more
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SABIL KUTTAB OUM ABBAS
Cairo
Works of art to see
It was the mother of Khedive Ismaïl, Princess Bambah Qadim, who had this ...Read more
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BAB EL-BADISTAN
Cairo
Works of art to see
In the middle of Khan el-Khalili, the el-Badistan gate, attributed to ...Read more
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ZEINAB KHATOUM HOUSE
Cairo
Mansion to visit
Going up towards the el-Azhar mosque, one reaches a small square containing ...Read more
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SABIL KUTTAB ABDEL-RAHMAN KATKHUDA
Cairo
Works of art to see
Built in the 18th century, this Ottoman-Turkish-inspired sabil (water ...Read more
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OTTOMAN GATE HARET EL-MOUBAYYADIN
Cairo
Ancient monuments
One of the few remaining Ottoman gates in historic Cairo. They corresponded ...Read more
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BAB EL-FOUTOUH
Cairo
Works of art to see
Built in 1087, Bab el-Foutouh (Gate of Conquests) is recognizable by its ...Read more
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SABIL KUTTAB QAITBAY
Cairo
Works of art to see
It was in 1479 that Sultan Qaïtbay built this superb red stone edifice, ...Read more
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MEDINET DIMAI
Médinat El-Fayoum
Ancient monuments
Difficult to access, this abandoned city is well worth a visit. In Ptolemy ...Read more
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SABIL MOHAMMED ALI
Cairo
Works of art to see
This sabil is now below the street which has grown 1.50 m in height in less ...Read more
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BEIT HARAOUI
Cairo
Mansion to visit
This bourgeois house built in 1731 was restored in 1993. A succession of ...Read more
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MANIAL PALAIS
Cairo
Monuments to visit
In March 2015, the Palais Manial reopened its doors after ten years of ...Read more
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EMIR TAZ PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Built in 1352 by the son-in-law of the Mamluk sultan Mohammed Qalaoun, who ...Read more
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BEIT EL-Suhaymi
Cairo
Mansion to visit
This superb house, built in successive periods between 1648 and 1796 by ...Read more
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JOSEPH'S WELL (BIR YOUSSEF)
Cairo
Works of art to see
A great work of military engineering of Salah el-Din in 1183, this 80 m ...Read more
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GAWHARA PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Located southwest of the esplanade. Also known as the Palace of Jewels, the ...Read more
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HAREM PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
The palace-harem of Mehemet Ali is located in the northern district and now ...Read more
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SUPREME COURT
Cairo
Monuments to visit
The buildings that house the Egyptian Supreme Court of Justice were built ...Read more
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SAKAKINI PALACE
Cairo
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Funny little palace built in 1897 by Habib Sakakini, and which is located ...Read more
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CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Cairo
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Today's Cairo University was built between 1935 and 1937 by architect Eric ...Read more
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STATUE THE AWAKENING OF EGYPT
Cairo
Monuments to visit
It is called Nahdat Misr or the Awakening of Egypt. The granite statue was ...Read more
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FORMER MIXED TRIBUNAL
Port Fouad
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At the heart of the square, the mixed court has quite an appearance; even ...Read more
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BASTET TEMPLE
Boubastis
Monuments to visit
Temple built by Pepi I, third king of the 6th dynasty (2460-2200), of which ...Read more
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RED PYRAMIDE
Dachour
Monuments to visit
The Red Pyramid represents the first successful attempt at a smooth-sided ...Read more
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STATUE OF FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
Port Fouad
Monuments to visit
The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps was inaugurated in 1899. Sculpted by ...Read more
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EMPAIN BARON'S PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
This Hindu-style palace contrasts with the neo-Moorish style typical of the ...Read more
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PRESIDENCY OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Cairo
Monuments to visit
The Presidential Palace (al Ittehadiya) was housed in the Palace Hotel ...Read more
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KERTASSI STAND
New Kalabcha
Monuments to visit
The kiosk of Kertassi is a small temple dedicated to the goddess Hathor or ...Read more
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MAHARRAQA TEMPLE
New Seboua
Monuments to visit
This temple built by Augustus was dedicated to the gods Serapis and Isis. ...Read more
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DAKKA TEMPLE
New Seboua
Monuments to visit
The temple of Dakka has been moved 40 km from its original location. It ...Read more
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WADI ES-SEBOUA TEMPLE
New Seboua
Monuments to visit
The temple was built by Ramses II, called here "the beloved of Amon". It ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF AMADA
New Amada
Monuments to visit
The oldest temple in Nubia, built in Dynasty 18, contains beautifully ...Read more
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BEIT EL-OUALI TEMPLE
New Kalabcha
Monuments to visit
This small rock temple is located in the same place as the Kalabsha temple. ...Read more
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FORTRESS OF QASR IBRIM
Qasr Ibrim
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The fortress occupies a cliff overlooking the Nile, dominating the site of ...Read more
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DERR TEMPLE
New Amada
Monuments to visit
Partly buried, the temple was built by Ramses II and was dedicated to Ra. ...Read more