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Monday, 28 December 2015 10:13

Al Anfoshi Cemetery

 

Al Anfoshi Cemetery
Al Anfoshi Cemetery

 

Al Anfoshi cemetery is located in Gumrok district; these tombs were part of Pharos Island, These ancient tombs dated back to the third century BC (around 250 BC. AD) to the late Ptolemaic era and the early Roman era, it was discovered in 1901, You will watch how Ptolemaic tombs were used in Roman period as well as you will enjoy pharaonic scenes painted on the walls of the tombs.


Anfoushi cemetery includes five funerary graves, they were carved like an ancient Egyptian house, and there are many statues of Sphinx on the right and left sides of the burial chamber because Sphinx was still believed to be the guardian of the tombs.

 

Monday, 28 December 2015 10:05

Abu Al Abbas Al Mursi Mosque

 

Abu Al Abbas Al Mursi Mosque
Abu Al Abbas Al Mursi Mosque

 

Feast your eyes with the gleaming finds of the oldest mosques in Alexandria, This beautiful mosque, with its high minaret and four domes, is Alexandria's largest and one of the most important Islamic monuments. Abu Al Abbas Al Mursi was a Spanish man, he traveled to Tunisia with his family after Christians conquer Spain and then went to Egypt where he live over 43 years and buried there, In 1307, El Sheikh Zein El Din Ibn El Qattan, funded a mausoleum and dome for the tomb, along with a small mosque, then the Algerian Sheikh Abu el Hassan El Maghreby built a much larger mosque on the site in 1775.


The mosque of Abu Al Abbas Al Mursi was designed in the Arabian style, is considering Alexandria’s largest mosque, The cream-colored Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque stands 23 m high and dressed in artificial stone, with a minaret on the southern side rising to 73 m. with a cream colored façade, four great domes, arabesque designs and a high minaret, the mosque is a beautiful sight.

 

Monday, 28 December 2015 08:18

Le Meridien Pyramids

Monday, 28 December 2015 07:36

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Sunday, 27 December 2015 14:51

The Mosque of Sultan Barsbay

 

The Mosque of Sultan Barsbay
 

The Mosque of Sultan Barsbay is located at Moez Street at the corner of Sharia Muski, It was built by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, He neither drank nor swore, and though he was noted for milking the economy through any number of methods, his reign was one of "extreme security and low prices because revolts and expeditions were infrequent". This mosque is a part of Sultan Barsbay complex with a mausoleum, Sabil Kuttab and madrassa, Sultan Barsbay himself was buried in the north cemetery of Cairo.

The Mosque of Sultan Barsbay is a fascinating example for Mamluk hanging mosque, Due to space constraints the inner and outer walls of the mosque are of varying thickness to give the outer appearance of a straight edged square structure where the ground space available wouldn't have allowed so otherwise. Of the original four domes, the larger and probably earlier one, carved with an undulating star pattern similar to that on the domes of Sultan Faraj, covers the mausoleum of the Sultan which is attached to the mosque.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 14:47

The Mosque of Aytmush al-Bagassi in Cairo

Mosque of Aytmush

Early Mamluk period is architecturally the richest periods of archaic Islamic Cairo, it is one of the popular mosques in Egypt and it is considered to be the holy place of worship, The mosque was built by Prince Seif al-Din Aytmush al-Bagassi, Now this mosque is used for the daily prayers as people from around the world attend prayers in it, now tourists who come to Egypt and do not visit the Amish Mosque, their visit will be incomplete.

Feast your eyes while scout around the most gleaming decoration of Aytmush mosque, The first floor is the sabil-kuttab which still a mausoleum and a mosque, The recessed entrance is defined by plain stucco, and above the two side sitting banks is a band of inscription, the mosque contains a single iwan that leads to the central domain, The minaret is placed adjacent to the entrance as a landmark emphasizing its location and the street alignment.

Sunday, 27 December 2015 14:39

The Mosque of al-Burdayni

 

The Mosque of al-Burdayni

Get a spiritual experience while scout around the most fascinating sites of Cairo which know as the city of 1000 minarets, The Mosque of al Burdayni is a ravishing mosque on term of design, It was founded between 1616 and 1629 by a religious scholar, Karim al Din al Burdayni, It lies in Mohammed Ali Street next to the Mosque of Maleka Safiya, The mosque is distinguished by its luxurious style of decoration that was not commonly used in the Ottoman mosques.

Be witness on the glory of the decorations of its walls, the caretaker was vacuuming a modern rug printed with individual prayer niches facing in the direction of Mecca. The mosque has two facades. The western one provides the entrance portal with the minaret on its right side. The minaret's fist story is octagonal, while the second section is carved, the ceiling is handsomely gilded and the windows are beautifully decorated with brightly colored stained glass.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 14:33

The Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun

 

Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque



The mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun is arguably the oldest and largest mosque in Cairo, it was built over hill which called as Gabal Yashkur, it built by Ahmed Ibn Tulun, The mosque that he had built over a period of three years of mud brick became the focal point of the Tulunid capital that lasted only 26 years.

The Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun was built in the Samarran style common with Abbasid constructions, moreover It is also rare preserved example of the art and the architecture of the classical period of Islam, consisting of an open sahn with an ablution fountain in the center, surrounded by four riwaqs, the largest being the Qiblah riwaq. There are five naves on the Qiblah side (the side facing Mecca), and two on the remaining sides.

Feast your eyes with the massive area of this mosque which have 19 doors on 3 sides, in addition be witness on the glory of the mosque's famous minaret with its external spiral ramp is located within the northern ziyada, during the medieval period, several houses were built up against the outside walls of the mosque.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 14:30

The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner

 

The Monastery of St Simon


Simon the tanner Church is one of the flourishing lesser known landmarks in Cairo, Saint Simon the Tanner lived when Egypt was ruled by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Deenillah, This place was discovered as it is during the excavation operations of the caves present in the area in 1992. It was prepared to become a church after expanding and disciplining it.

Feast your eyes with the gleaming finds of the decoration of the church which carved into rocks of AL-Muqattam Mountain, The benches in the Church are made of big slaps of polished stone covered with carpets, The Church from inside looks like a huge amphitheatre, The man who has carved all those verses and the pictures on the rocks is either from Italy or Portugal, he was married from a Coptic woman.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 14:25

The Hanging Church

 

The Hanging Church

Take the steps that lead to scout around one of the most fascinating churches in the Middle East known as the Hanging Church, is considered one of the oldest and most amazing churches in Egypt, dates back to the 3rd century A.D, located in Al Fustat (old Cairo), it was renovated several times, the first built in Basilican style.
A holy experience are waiting for you at The Hanging Church, it is dedicated to Virgin Mary and St. Demiana, The reason for its name is because it was built on two old towers that remained form the old Babylon Fortress, the nave of The Hanging Church is suspended over the passageway.

Inside The Hanging Church gaze upon a beautiful iron gates under a pointed stone arch, then stare at the fascinating decorations on the walls with a beautiful wooden ceiling, many ebony, marble columns, and ivory screens, in addition it also includes over 100 religious icons.

Enjoy Cairo tours to explore The Hanging Church, which consists of 13 magnificent pillars in its interior, representing Jesus and his 12 apostles, The church is in the shape of a rectangle 24.10 by 20.50 meters or 79.05 by 67.24 feet, and there is a fountain in front of the church, The entrance to the church lies in the south door in the east wall of the narthex, which an outer porch decorated with geometric and floral designs in relief applied to stucco.

 

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