The most beautiful religious buildings Aswan

Where the devil is Simeon? We don't know, except that he gave his name to this superb monastery built in the 6th century by monks to protect themselves from the looters who came from the desert. It is a beautiful building surrounded by high walls (8 m) with a stone base and a brick top. It was sacked by the hordes of the warrior Salah al-Din in the 12th century, and it preserves impressive ruins, which are very photogenic, especially at sunset.

Solitary and majestic, the mausoleum of Agha Khan III, buried in 1959 (2 years after his death), overlooks the Nile with its pared-down architecture, inspired by the Fatimid tombs of Cairo. Erected at the request of his wife Begum, whose house lies below, the ^48th Imam of the Ismailis (a dissident sect of Shiite Islam whose 4 million followers are mainly in Pakistan) rests here "in the name of a merciful and clement God", in a marble sarcophagus. The mausoleum is located on the other side of the Nile, which is particularly photogenic.

Built in 1995 only thanks to private donations, the Cathedral of Archangel Michael is the second largest cathedral in Egypt. Its 3,500 square meters can hold 3,000 worshippers. This cathedral is home to the Orthodox Christians. Beyond the nave richly decorated with oak wood icons, it impresses above all by its two 44-metre high towers. Its white dome rises above the cornice. It is located a few meters from the Nubian Museum.