KING HOTEL CAIRO

Large terrace and comfortable sofas. Crowded on the evenings of European championship football matches. This rooftop is frequented by the Egyptian youth who come here to drink a beer after a day of work or study. This hotel overlooks the headquarters of the mythical Wafd party. First Egyptian political party created in 1919, it embodies the vestiges of the first Arab nationalisms. The state of the building says a lot about what remains of this period. A reminder of the political effervescence that brought a democracy, which today is in a bad way.