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Sunday, 27 December 2015 12:03

AL Muizz Street

 

AL Muizz Street

Al Muizz street is the grand street in Islamic Cairo, this street consider the heart of Fatimid dynasty, Feast your eyes with the gleaming finds while walkthrough the history at this fascinating street, Walking through it amidst the ancient villas and the architectural marvels left behind by four dynasties, is like being transported into the world of the Prince of Persia – without all of the sand demons.

Stare at the amazement of the ravishing of AL Muizz Street, which contain plenty of mosques, schools and hospitals dated back to Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman dynasties, Taking a turn into one of the little alleys that spring out throughout the length of the street on a quiet day, stop for a moment and close your eyes, you can almost feel the ghosts of all the people who walked through here over the ages.

AL Muizz Street about 1 kilometer long, it stretches from Bab el Futuh to Bab Zuweila, The Street was built originally according to an order from the fourth Fatimid Caliph (El-moez le din Ellah), it has the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world.

Unleash your inner demand seeking to be astonishing while walkthrough Muizz Street, it has three ways to start walk from Bab el Futuh, Bab Zuweila and Khan Al Khalil, the best option is the third one, That way you can enjoy a full day exploring the northern half and another day for exploring the southern half. The street is too rich to try and cram it all in a one Cairo day excursion.

Treat yourself to be pampered with the breathtaking view of Sabeel/Kuttab of Khassru Pasha, stare at the glorious of Funerary Complex of Salih Najm Al-Deen Ayyub, and scout around the fascinating parts of The Madrasa of Al-Salih Najm Al-Deen Ayyub, then head out to explore Sultan Al-Mansour Qalawun Complex and more while you enjoy Islamic tour in Cairo.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 12:01

Al Juyushi Mosque

 

Al Juyushi Mosque


The Mosque of El-Guyushy located in the area of El-Mokattam Hills few meters away from Salah Salem Street, it is built on a rectangular surface, it is also divided into two sections, a court and a prayer house, the prayer hall contains two aisles, each Aisle includes three tiles, El Mihrab is covered with a cupola and it is pointed to the direction of Mecca.

The mosque was established by Emir Badr El-Gamal, Al-Juyushi Mosque stands on the edge of the Mokattam and overlooks the Citadel of Salah Eldin. It is the first landmark to be seen, when one looks towards the east of Cairo, It is described on the façade as a Mashhad or a shrine, yet it was not used as a tomb at all and it is too far from the area of Qarafa.

The Minaret of Al Juyushi Mosque is regarded as one of the oldest Minarets in Egypt and it has many illuminating features, this mausoleum is very significant because it is the first building that contains a mosque and a mausoleum and at the same time plays a military role. It is also the first stone mosque in Cairo.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 11:52

Al-Hussein Mosque

 

Al Hussein Mosque

Al Hussein Mosque is considering one of the most popular Islamic landmarks in Cairo, Located near the famous Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, It is usually the sanctuary where the Egyptian president and other dignitaries pray on special occasions, the researches proved that it was constructed over the cemetery of the Fatimid caliphs. It is most appreciated for containing a collection of sacred objects like the oldest version of the holly Qur`an.

Al Hussein is the Prophet Muhammad`s Son-in-law, It was believed that he will have the caliphate after his father, Ali, but he was killed in Iraq in Karabala battle. It date back to 1870; the panels on the mosque’s spectacular minaret date back to the 14th century. A more modern addition to the mosque are the large Teflon canopies that open to provide shade for worshippers who come to the mosque’s square for Friday prayer.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 11:50

Al Ghuri Mosque

 

Al Ghuri Mosque


Al Ghuri Mosque is one of the fascinating mosques date back to mamluks, is located at Moezz Street, El Ghuri Mosque is built from stone and its principle, eastern, façade includes an elevated portal, accessed by means of a staircase, and which has shops below it, The western side includes a Friday (congregational) madrasa-mosque built on the qa'a plan, while the eastern side includes a khanqah and mausoleum as well as a sabil-kuttab.

Amuse yourself while walkthrough Moezz Street which contain plenty of mamluks attractive landmarks, feast your eyes with the amazing decoration of Al Ghuri Mosque, The madrasa and mosque was built in the late mamluk cruciform style and was certainly inspired by Qaytbay's Mausoleum and Madrasa, but it is larger in scale and its details are less elegant.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 11:45

Al Azhar Mosque

 

Al Azhr Mosque

Al-Azhar Mosque is located in El Hussein Square; Al-Azhar University in Cairo is one of the oldest operating universities in the world, was originally designed by the Fatimid general Jawhar El-Sequelae and built on the orders of Caliph Muezz Li-Din Allah. Al Azhar does not only house of the oldest university in the world but it is also the place where the graduation black gowns originated from.

Al-Azhar Mosque imitated both the Amr Ibn El-As and Ibn Tulun mosque. Al Azhar Mosque is named in honor of Fatima Al Zahra the daughter of prophet Muhammad, It has played an important role in the religion and political life of Egypt and the surrounding Arab States ever since, Today the university built around the Mosque is the most prestigious of Muslim schools, and its students are highly esteemed for their traditional training.

The Al-Azhar Mosque is a grand structure that reflects many centuries of styles, there are five very fine minarets with small balconies and intricately carved columns, Its religion teaching methods and subject matter are essentially unchanged since the time of Salah Ed-Din, but in recent years it has modernized by the addition of schools of medicine, science, commerce, etc, to make itself competitive as an institution of higher learning.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 11:21

The Valley Temple

 

The Valley Temple



Unleash your inner demand seeking for new knowledge concerning Pharaonic history while explore the gleaming finds of the Valley temple in Giza, which is considering the oldest stone buildings in Egypt, is located in front of Khafre Pyramid beside the Sphinx, it is characterized by magnificent of engineering, and its distinctive architectural style, The Valley Temple was the main entrance to the pyramid complex but not used as just entrance it was connected to the Nile River via a canal, beside it was part of the funerary complex including along with the pyramid burial chamber and a mortuary temple.

What makes the Valley Temple so remarkable; the main hall of the temple is in a "T" shape. Huge blocks of pink Aswan granite are joined with precision forming piers surmounted by a massive architrave. The floor is made of alabaster, it is built into the slope of the plateau with the height of its exterior walls rising from just over 20 feet on the west side, to over 40 feet on the east side, The builders of the Valley Temple had also managed to lift these huge stones to heights of over 40 feet, To give some kind of perspective.

The symmetrical rooms of the central hall originally contained 23 statues of King Chephren, statue of this pharaoh was found inside the temple, buried upside-down in a pit. As far as convincing evidence goes, this hardly ranks very highly – indeed there exists a passage of text in hieroglyphs on an artifact known as the Inventory Stella, which implies that the Valley Temple (and the Sphinx), already existed during the reign of Khufu, who ruled more than 30 years before Khafre.

 

Sunday, 27 December 2015 11:15

Saqqara Step Pyramid

 

Sakkara Step Pyramid

 

Unleash your inner adventure while scout around the most gleaming finds of the site of Saqqara Pyramid, which is consider one of the oldest structure in the world which dates back to 2700 B.C, Said to be the world’s oldest monumental masonry structure, the unique pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara is part of a mortuary complex for the 3rd Dynasty king Djoser. Created by the architect Imhotep, it is a unique stepped pyramid with 6 tiers.

This booming place is divided into two sides, on the southern side is dominated by Sakkara Pyramid and on the northern includes Arabic tombs (south of Abusir), and the unfinished complex of Sekhemkhet, moreover feast your eyes with the panoramic views of The blue tiles of Djoser’s tomb, the hieroglyphs in the pyramid of Pepi I, and the Doors of the Cats (Abwab el Qotat).

Amuse your eyes with the design of this amazing pyramid, it was built as a step Pyramid, 60m high, and consisting of 6 steps; each one built on top of each other and smaller than the one below, it contains courtyards, temples, and chapels covering nearly 40 acres, the burial chambers of the step pyramid are underground, to prevent robbers from stealing his tomb.

Sunday, 27 December 2015 11:05

The Solar Boat

 

Solar Boat

 

The Solar Boat is located southern the great pyramid of Khufu, Ancient Egyptians used to bury a "solar barge" near the tomb of their pharaoh because they believed that their ruler needed transportation in the afterlife, The Solar Boat that was discovered in the year 1954 near the Great Pyramid of Giza consists of 1224 pieces of wood. The boat is 44 meters long and around 5.9 meters wide and it has 12 paddles.


Unleash your inner adventure while scout around the most mysterious parts of ancient time, the Solar Boat was the way the king used after dead to join the Gods in their journeys, after the discovery of the first Solar Boat of Cheops, it was necessary to establish the museum over the hole where the boat was first found. In the same time, the museum had to fit with the large size of the Solar Boat. The barge was restored and assembled out of 1200 pieces of wood and it is displayed, since then, in a glass museum near the Great Pyramid in Giza.

Sunday, 27 December 2015 10:59

The Pyramid of Iput I and Khuit at Sakkara

 

The Pyramid of Iput I and Khuit at Sakkara


Unleash your inner adventure while explore the most fascinating parts of Iput I and Khuit Pyramids, Iput I was probably Teti's Queen at 6th dynasty, and may have legitimized his ascent to the throne of Egypt. She was the daughter of Unas and the mother of Pepi I, The pyramids of Iput I and Khuit were discovered at 1989 by Victor Loret, This complex, located about 90 meters north of Teti's pyramid, has no Valley Temple, causeway or cult pyramid. It has a number of unusual features, the mortuary temple, located on the east side of the pyramid.


Feast your eyes with this complex pyramid of Iput I which has a number of unusual features, The mortuary temple, There is also a pillared courtyard, The entrance hall had four limestone pillars followed by an antechamber with two pillars, A limestone sarcophagus and fragments of a cedar coffin were found in the burial chamber, along with the bones of a middle aged woman, though Dr. Hawass tells us that it was that of a younger woman.


Experience the mysterious while visit Khuit pyramid, It was again investigated by Maragioglio and Rinaldi in the 1960s, her pyramid sits just next to that of Iput I's north of Teti's complex, The pyramid's original entrance was on the north side of the pyramid in the floor of the courtyard. It accessed a descending corridor leading to a burial chamber and east of it, a storage room.

Sunday, 27 December 2015 10:49

The Pharaonic Village

 

The Pharaonic Village

The Pharaonic Village is a new experience to travel back in time and scout around the most gleaming finds of 7000 years of History, spend a day tour to Pharaonic Village, walkthrough the history and meet Pharaohs and pyramid workers, moreover learn about how they lived and spent their time under the Ancient Egyptian sun.

The Pharaonic Village was founded by Dr. Hassan Ragab, At the Pharaonic Village enjoy sailing on comfortable boat known as Nefertari Yacht and view incredibly accurate tableaux of the recreation of ancient Egyptian life, You will find out how people were mummified, what they believed, and why they built the beautiful monuments that people have been travelling to Egypt to see for centuries.

Unleash your inner demand seeking to live the life of Pharaohs or at least get a touch while Stare at the amazement of the Pharaonic Village which establish to give the world an opportunity to penetrates the thick ancient Egyptian history, plenty of activities are waiting for you to explore recreations of industries, games, arts, and moments from history and legend. Services such as cafeterias, boat rentals, a children's playground and a restaurant that serves both Egyptian and European dishes help to make your stay even more enjoyable.

 

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