All posts tagged "monuments"

Between the Mausoleum of Shajarat al-Durr, the shrines of Al-Sayyidi Al-Ja‘fari, Al-Sayyida ‘Atika, Al-Sayyida Ruqayya, and the...

Visiting Egypt is a thrilling experience to any tourist, and in many cases, tourists wish to start...

A monument of brilliant red brick and lace-like ornaments, the Mosque of Ibn Tūlūn is an homage...

There’s salt on the brow and upper lip when one enters Alexandria’s Cecil Hotel. It’s the 1940s,...

Tucked into the cliffside is a sight unlike any other: etched likenesses of the Holy Family are...

Granite catches the light and a felaha looks across the Cairo University Bridge. She is one of...

When one thinks of Egypt, an image of the Great Pyramids of Giza immediately comes to mind....

Arabic typography is one of the simplest and simultaneously most complex forms of art. The language’s different...

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt’s first pyramid and the first stone pyramid in...

All archaeological sites in Egypt registered on the World Heritage List will be allowing Egyptian students in...

In a bid to boost its struggling tourism sector, Egypt’s second city of Alexandria will be hosting...

“Catastrophic” was the word Monica Hanna used to describe the current situation of the Egyptian heritage. Egypt...

Since the extraordinary events at Tahrir Square in 2011, where thousands of passionate Egyptians managed to enter a new...