BAB EL-NASR
Cairo
Ancient monuments
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Porte de la Victoire (Victory Gate), recognizable by its two massive square towers, the upper ...Read more
NILOMETER AND MANASTERLY PALATE
A la pointe de l'île de Roda, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Nilometer next to the Manasterly Palace offering a visit to a small museum dedicated to the ...Read more
SERAPEUM AND PUMPED COLUMN
Sharia Amoud el-Sawan, Alexandria
Monuments to visit €
Site featuring the remains of the Temple of Serapis, with an impressive Diocletian column ...Read more
THE CAIRO TOWER
Ile de Gezirah, Cairo
Towers to visit
A 187 m-high restaurant with an elevator that rotates 360° on itself in around 20 minutes.Read more
MAISON DE CLAUDE FRANCOIS
159, Sharia Al-Nakhlil, Ismaïlia
Places associated with famous people to visit
Completely hidden by hedges, this one-storey house features two commemorative plaques.Read more
OTTOMAN FORTRESS
El Quseir
Monuments to visit
This hilltop fortress, complete with cannons, is El Quseir's most famous historical site.Read more
MAISON FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
Intersection Salah Salem & sharia Orabi, Ismaïlia
Places associated with famous people to visit
Villa by Ferdinand de Lesseps at the corner of rue Ahmed Orabi and rue Salah Salem, now owned ...Read more
BAB EL-AZAB
Cairo
Works of art to see
Gate flanked by two massive towers, in the style of Bab el-Foutouh, protecting the original ...Read more
BEIT EL-RAZZAZ
15 Street 33, Cairo
Palaces to visit
Palace in a vast quadrangle in front of the crossroads, with a gigantic courtyard, a monumental ...Read more
BEIT EL-SENNARI
Cairo
Places associated with famous people to visit
House converted into an Institute of Applied Arts, with exhibitions of glassware, textiles and ...Read more
SABIL MANASTERLY
Cairo
Works of art to see
Monument now transformed into a cultural music center before being closed for renovation.Read more
SABIL KUTTAB OUM ABBAS
Cairo
Works of art to see
Ottoman-built Sabil at the start of Souyoufeya Street, with a marble facade featuring elaborate ...Read more
BAB EL-BADISTAN
Cairo
Works of art to see
Still standing near the el-Hussein mosque, this gate features an arch decorated with fine stone ...Read more
ZEINAB KHATOUM HOUSE
Cairo
Mansion to visit
Refurbished el-Azhar mosque featuring a large main hall and a summer terrace overlooking an ...Read more
SABIL KUTTAB ABDEL-RAHMAN KATKHUDA
Cairo
Works of art to see
This Ottoman and Turkish-inspired sabil, with stocking room and kuttab above, is one of the ...Read more
OTTOMAN GATE HARET EL-MOUBAYYADIN
Cairo
Ancient monuments
The Haret el-Moubayyadin Ottoman gate is one of the few remaining Ottoman gates in historic ...Read more
BAB EL-FOUTOUH
Cairo
Works of art to see
Recognizable by its two rounded towers, long arch and carefully maintained military ...Read more
SABIL KUTTAB QAITBAY
Cairo
Works of art to see
A superb red-stone edifice, carefully decorated and adorned with polychrome marble slabs, built ...Read more
MEDINET DIMAI
Médinat El-Fayoum
Ancient monuments
Abandoned city housing a fortified town on the edge of the lake, whose function was to watch ...Read more
SABIL MOHAMMED ALI
Cairo
Works of art to see
Sabil is made up of eight domes set below the street, with a dome decorated in the pure style ...Read more
BEIT HARAOUI
Cairo
Mansion to visit
This restored bourgeois house, with an interior courtyard, boasts beautiful painted wood ...Read more
MANIAL PALAIS
Ile de Roda, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Imposing Ottoman palace housing jewels, carpets and copies of the Koran evoking the splendor of ...Read more
EMIR TAZ PALACE
17, Sharia Suyuyfiyya, Cairo
Monuments to visit
The palace is divided into 2 parts, one to the west with temporary exhibitions and the other to ...Read more
BEIT EL-Suhaymi
Cairo
Mansion to visit
Superb restored house with a wide range of reception rooms, including a second floor reserved ...Read more
JOSEPH'S WELL (BIR YOUSSEF)
Cairo
Works of art to see
80 m deep well with double pumping system powered by animals turning the traditional sakieh.Read more
GAWHARA PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Palace to the southwest of the esplanade, featuring a few rooms, original furniture and gold ...Read more
HAREM PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Palais-harem in the northern quarter, home to the Military Museum, which became a military ...Read more
SUPREME COURT
Rue du 26 juillet, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Egyptian Supreme Court of Justice, with a neoclassical façade that gives the institution a ...Read more
SAKAKINI PALACE
Metro Ghamra (ligne rouge), Cairo
Monuments to visit
A strange little palace in the shape of a star, featuring a variety of architectural styles, ...Read more
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Rue Nahdat Misr, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Cairo University with a two-column facade overlooking a large amphitheatre, accommodating ...Read more
FORMER MIXED TRIBUNAL
Place du 6-Octobre, Port Fouad
Monuments to visit
Mixed courthouse with a square Clock Tower and Moorish-inspired architecture.Read more
BASTET TEMPLE
Sortie de Zagazig, Boubastis
Monuments to visit
This temple, dedicated to the cult of the goddess Bastet, was the setting for great and joyous ...Read more
RED PYRAMIDE
Dachour
Monuments to visit
Pyramid 100 m high and 200 m wide, representing the first successful attempt at a smooth-sided ...Read more
STATUE OF FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
Arsenal, Port Fouad
Monuments to visit
Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, 6.80 m high, installed on a pedestal on the west pier and ...Read more
EMPAIN BARON'S PALACE
Avenue Oruba, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Hindu-style palace designed by architect Alexandre Marcel between 1907 and 1910 and acquired by ...Read more
PRESIDENCY OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
El sayed el Merghany, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Presidential palace housed in a magnificent hotel built by Ernest Jaspar and Alexandre Marcel.Read more