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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo我我是金宝宝The Egyptian Museum is worth visiting. It is one of the four largest museums in the world (the Louvre in France, the British Museum in the UK, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US), and it is also the largest collection of ancient Egyptian treasures in the world.
From the Old Kingdom to the Roman rule, every artifact tells the glory of ancient Egypt. The thousand-year-old treasures here are completely open, messy, and randomly placed in the museum, and people can touch them.
Designed and built by the famous French archaeologist Mariette, who is called the "Father of the Egyptian Museum" by the Egyptians in Phra, north of Cairo in 1858, it is one of the world's famous museums. It was officially opened to the public in 1902 and houses many historical relics from the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh era to the 6th century AD. It has more than 300,000 cultural relics and 63,000 pieces on display.
Because this museum mainly collects artifacts from the Pharaoh period, Egyptians are accustomed to calling it the "Pharaoh Museum". Its collections range from prehistoric times to ancient, medieval, and imperial times, as well as Greek and Roman art.
River NileMM40***51The scenery of the Nile River is quite good, the water is very clear and the flow is quite large. The more distinctive feature is the cruise buffet, which is available during the day and night, and there are also singing and dancing performances. On the cruise, you can enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river, which takes about an hour and a half.
Khan el-KhaliliLLesteriA vibrant market place in the heart of downtown Cairo. An authentic and very much local vibes if you want to experience Cairo. A place in which you can find anything to buy.
Tahrir SquareGGullyTaking into account the historical significance, the is a must visit in Cairo. Just know you can’t go up to the monument because it is surrounded by guards.
Cairo Citadel我我是金宝宝It is very convenient without queuing up to buy tickets. The second stop is Saladin Castle. Saladin was an outstanding military strategist and politician in the medieval Muslim world and the founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty in Egypt (reigned from 1174 to March 4, 1193, during the Southern Song Dynasty in China).
Since 640 AD, Egypt ended the nearly thousand-year rule of the ancient Greek-Roman Empire. During the 10th century, during the reign of the Fatimid Dynasty in Egypt, the country was strong and the territory was vast, which affected the eastward expansion of Christianity by the Pope of Rome. In 1095, the Pope of Rome convened a religious conference to encourage Christians to rise up and eliminate Eastern Muslims to recapture the "Holy Land" Jerusalem. The Pope launched a total of eight Crusades in 200 years. From 1164 to 1169, Egypt was occupied by the Crusaders. Saladin was ordered to march into Egypt, repel the Crusaders, and preserve Cairo. In 1171, Saladin deposed the Fatimid Caliph and established the Ayyubid Dynasty.
The Saladin Castle was built by Saladin to resist the invasion of the Crusaders. It has been the residence of Egyptian rulers for the next 700 years.
The Ali Mosque is the biggest attraction of the Saladin Castle.
ETL Egypt Travel Link1133***95It was the tomb of Queen Sesseth, the mother of the first Pharaoh Teti of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty, which was inferior to Pharaoh's but also large
The National Museum of Egyptian CivilizationMMohamedissaThis is one of the most amazing moments in my life, when I mate the kings and queens of one of the most beautiful civilizations in history, watching their mummies and treasures and reading about 7000 years of history.
Cairo International Convention CentreMM99***06The Cairo International Conference Centre is conveniently located, where international exhibitions and large conferences are held regularly and is an important meeting place for Africa.
The Hanging Church燃燃烧生命的小胖妞The Hanging Church is the oldest Christian church in Egypt, built on the southwest gate of Babylon Castle in ancient Cairo. The main hall of the church is suspended in the aisle. It is a holy place for Egyptian Christianity, because 1800 years ago, the Virgin Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, escaped from the pursuit here, and later went to Jerusalem to give birth to Jesus. Although the church is small, it is very beautiful and preserves many relics of saints. However, you can only see it here because you cannot take pictures.
Al-Azhar Mosque倩倩宝嘻嘻Egypt Tour - Amr Mosque 6
Destroyed by fire in 1168. Rebuilt by Saladin in 1172, maintaining the original scale. It was the only official mosque where successive caliphs, sultans, governors and ministers held the last Ramadan prayer until 1952. It is now listed as a historical and cultural relic protection site by the Egyptian government