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The Miniature Museum

 includes a collection consisting of
60 works of art by well-selected artists.

Alexandria Bibliotheca

The New Library of Alexandria is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library. The Ancient Library is undeniably the greatest chapter in the history of Alexandria. Alexandria the great city, founded by Alexander and home to Cleopatra, has had a remarkable history of 2300 years

Roman Amphitheatre

The New Library of Alexandria is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library. The Ancient Library is undeniably the greatest chapter in the history of Alexandria. Alexandria the great city, founded by Alexander and home to Cleopatra, has had a remarkable history of 2300 yearsRoman Theatre is one of the symbols of Alexandria city.  Basically Amphitheatre means double theatre and were grand and impressive in structure. Usually built in semi-circular shape.

It was built in the 4th century AD, and was in use until the 7th century AD.

Pompay's Pillar in Alexandria in Egypt

The Arabs called it “Amoud el-Sawari”, Column of the Horsemen. A column with two Sphinx. The Pillar is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria. An approximately 25m red Aswan granite column with a circumference of 9m, was constructed in honor of Emperor Diocletian. Originally from the temple of the Serapis at the very end of the 4th century.

The Citadel of Qaitbay

It was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria. About 1480 A.D, the Mameluke Sultan Al Ashraf Qaitbay fortified the place as part of his coastal defensive edifices against the Turks, who were threatening Egypt at that time. He built the castle and placed a Mosque inside it. The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt, but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast.

El Montazah Palace

Khedive Abbas Hilmy (1892–1914) built Montazah along the Alexandrian coastline as his summer palace, a refuge for when Cairo became too hot. It’s designed in a pseudo-Moorish style, which has been given a Florentine twist with the addition of a tower modelled on one at Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio.

Cairo Opera House

The Cairo Opera House, part of Cairo’s National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt’s finest musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, in the Zamalek district west of and near downtown Cairo.

The Cairo Tower

is a free-standing concrete tower located in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m (614 ft), Its partially open lattice-work design is intended to evoke a pharaonic lotus plant, an iconic symbol of Ancient Egypt. it has been the tallest structure in Egypt and North Africa for about 50 years.
One of Cairo’s well-known modern monuments sometimes considered Egypt’s second most famous landmark after the Pyramids of Giza, it stands in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the River Nile, close to Downtown.

Maspero Building

Is the huge building on the bank of the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt. It is the headquarters of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union(formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union, the oldest state-run broadcasting organisation in the Arab World, and Africa). The first broadcast from Maspero commenced on 21 July 1960 in the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. It was built on an area of 12,000 square metres, with a budget of 108 000 Egyptian pounds. The building was named after the French archaeologistGaston Maspero, who was the chairman of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority.

Basilica Church

Basilica Church of Heliopolis is a unique place of worship within Cairo’s Heliopolis district. Established in 1910 by Belgian entrepreneur Baron Eduard Empain, the basilica’s unique combination of design influences makes it an interesting religious site within this predominantly Muslim country. One of the centerpieces of the basilica is the Belgian organ, installed in 1914 and employing 1407 pipes to create a grand, ethereal sound. In 2000, an organization dedicated to preserving pipe organs refurbished this treasure, allowing visitors to once more hear the powerful music of hymns and liturgies.

The great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha

Known also as Alabaster Mosque: is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pashabetween 1830 and 1848.Situated on the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, with its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo. The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali’s oldest son.

Bab Zweila

Bab Zuweila is a medieval gate in Cairo, which is still standing in modern times. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period, and is sometimes spelled Bab Zuwayla. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid Cairo in the 11th and 12th century.[1] Its name comes from Bab, meaning “Door”, and Zuwayla, the name of a tribe of Berber warriors from the western desert, members of which were charged with guarding the gate.

The Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo contains the world’s most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities; no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip through its galleries. The original collection was established in the late 19th century under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq. The objects were moved in 1891 to the palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza before being transferred in 1902 to the current building at Tahrir Square, which is the first purpose-built museum edifice in the world

Nile Hilton Hotel

One of the largest murals in the world, 130 M. long and 55 M. high, Cairo’s Nile Hilton was the first international hotel in the post-WWII Middle East. The Nile Hilton opened in 1958 with a great fanfare and it became the hottest spot in Cairo.
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