Since the 2011 revolution, old photographs of Egypt and classic films showing an elegant and prosperous Egyptian society have sporadically appeared on social networks. Essentially, many are searching to learn and be inspired by the past in order to build a brighter future. Below, is a collection of photographs of Egypt (mainly from Cairo and Alexandria) taken between the 1800s and present day.
1800s
The Citadel in Cairo in 1870‘Old’ Cairo in the 1870s with the Citadel in the backgroundAlexandria in 1875Near the Pyramids in 1875.Lower Egypt, 1885Abdeen Square in 1892Qasr Al-Nil Bridge near Tahrir Square 1880-1890s
1900-1939
Cairo’s French District in 1900-1910Tahrir Square in 1900sThe National Bank of Cairo in 1910King Farouk and his sisters in the 1930sThe view from Mokattam (Cairo) in 1920Hotel Cecil in Alexandria in 1920. This was a luxury hotel, highly renowned at the time.Karnak Temple Entrance 1920 (Luxor)Cairo Railway Station 1920sA street in Cairo, 1929Fouad Street, Cairo in 1935Alexandria’s Korniche in 1935A street peddler in 1935
1940-1999
A Cairo Street in 1941Pedestrians in Cairo, 1941A military plane flies over the Pyramids in 1942Rolls Royce cars at the Royal Abdeen Palace in 1940sA Cairo street in 1954Alexandria’s Stanley Beach in the 1950sBeach-goers in the 1950sTahrir Square in 1960Alexandria’s Korniche in 1960Louis Armstrong and his wife at the Pyramids in 1961Ramsees Square in the 1960sA female traffic officer (normally after-school volunteers) in the 1960sThe re-assembling of Abu Simbel in 1968Former Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat and Former US President Richard Nixon at the Pyramids in 1974Tahrir Square, 1975
Present Day
The Nile RiverRestaurants on the Nile RiverA sunset in CairoNear Khan El-KhaliliThe Pyramids and the SphinxConcrete jungle (Cairo)?An ottoman period mosque located across the 14th-century madrasa in Khan El-KhaliliShali in Siwa OasisA Muslim holding the Koran (top L) and a Coptic Christian holding a cross in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the period of interfaith unity on February 6, 2011. Credit: Dylan MartinezTahrir Square on January 25, 2011. Credit: Khalil Hamra/APTahrir Square on July 3, 2013. Credit: Ian LeeCredit: Mohamad Saiid.Egyptians celebrate Eid Al-Adha in the street after early morning prayers, September 24, 2015. PHOTO: Ahmed Hamed, Aswat Masriya.Credit: Mohamed KhairatKhan El-Khalili Credit: Photito TravelTalaat Harb Square in Downtown Cairo. Credit: Enas El MasryMohamed Aly Street. Credit: Enas El MasryKids playing with rainwater inside a mosque in Cairo. Credit: Enas El MasryTahrir Square in 2015. Credit: Hisham Moll
[Photographs sourced from various locations – many without credits. Some sources include Egypt Zaman, The Denver Post, LIFE, and The New York Public Library]
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Thanks for showing the past – and sharing the present.
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