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The capital of Egypt has numerous
attractions; here are only a few of them: The Antiquities
Museum: If you want to see the mummies of Egypt important
pharaohs or the Tutankhamun gallery that exposes things from
Tutankhamun`s tomb including the famous gold mask, then you
should pay a visit to the Egyptian Antiquities Museum. The
museum has 107 rooms and more than 100,000 exposed objects, such
as the Khafre`s statue, adornments from the ancient tombs of
royal personalities and other ancient treasures. The Khan el-Khalili
Bazaar: Close to the El Azhar Mosque, the bazaar is the perfect
place to find Egypt’s traditional products, including brassware,
lanterns, water pipes, etc. The agitated alleys labyrinth gives
an extraordinary atmosphere to this place. The craftsmen will
always negotiate the prizes and only few of them will accept
credit cards. Another Cairo attraction is the Pyramids of Giza:
They are the world’s oldest attraction. The legend says that the
pyramids are the result of the antique civilization work, and
that they represents tombs for Egyptian nobles and kings, but
there is still a lot of mystery regarding the pyramids purpose,
origin and the way they were made. The Great Pyramid is the
world’s highest structure made by man. In front of it is the
Sphinx, also known as Father of Terror, which is believed to be
even older than Pyramids. The Old Cairo: The city has five
original churches remained from the Coptic community of
Christians as well as the Egypt’s first mosque and Egypt’s
oldest synagogue, the old Cairo is a perfect place to meditate
in peace, away from the city’s agitation. The synagogue is a
meeting point of the modern world principal religions. Also, the
Saint Sergius church and the Hanging Church (Al-Muallaqa) are
very interesting to visit. |
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