CAIRO
The city of wonders with its civilization‚ culture and fascinating history is the largest capital in the Arab world. The world’s second longest river course through Egypt from South to North. Cairo is described as a vast open air museum‚ as imprints of each epoch with its splendor can be visibly seen all over‚ more than 600 monuments bear witness to the continuing history and development of the city.
TOURISTIC SITES
The Zoo‚ Cairo Towers‚ Opera House and Museums.
The Zoo is one of the largest and famous in the world set in a very pleasant environment‚ with a rich and rare variety of animals‚ plants and trees.
CAIRO TOWERS
Rising to a height of 187 meters‚ offers a unique panoramic view of Cairo.
OPERA HOUSE
The magnificent complex includes 3 theaters‚ large‚ small and an open theater‚ area for museum‚ exhibitions‚ music library‚ VIP lounge and offices.
MUSEUMS
There are 22 museums in the city of Cairo with rare collections and display of treasures‚ antiquities and artifacts dating back thousands of years‚ from ancient civilizations to the present day modern age.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
churches‚ synagogues and mosques. These places of historical value and importance date as far back as the 4 th century and the beginning of the 5 th century. A great number of them are famous for their magnificent and solid architectural design and intricate carving laced with Ivory.
GIZA - THE PYRAMIDS AND SPHINX.
The site where the only remaining one of the 7 wonders of the world still stand. The pyramids of cheops‚ Khephren and mykerenos. And the sphinx which is the historical guard of the pyramids. This site is the most treasured tourist site in Egypt.
EGYPTIAN MEDIA PRODUCTION CITY
Situated in the 6 th October City‚ this admirably sophisticated enterprises is known as the Hollywood of the Middle East. The media production city boasts a large number of film studios‚ state of the art technology and equipments‚ open air areas for filming‚ a conference center‚ several theaters‚ movie houses‚ a five star hotel‚ a large fairground‚ football pitch and magic land.
PHARAONIC VILLAGE
It depicts how the ancient Egyptians‚ the builders of the oldest civilization lived‚ worked and worshipped.
ALEXANDRIA
The ancient city of Alexandria is legendary. At a time‚ it was the commercial and cultural center of learning and invention of the world and its famous library attracted more people. It used to have a lighthouse that was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world‚ the tomb of Alexandria the great‚ the palace of Antony and Cleopatra which is said to be submerged in the Mediterranean. The Quait-bay Citadel built like a fortress is yet another monument that is historical and affords for a panoramic view of the Mediterranean. There is a coral museum with a variety of marine creature and the whole skeleton of a whale. The age-old Greek influence is still very visible the teeming Greek population.
But the rebuilt modern Alexandria library‚ officially called “Bibliotheca Alexandria” certainly aims to advance the greatness of the ancient city of Alexandria. Built in the form of a rising sun‚ on the edge of the Mediterranean‚ on the Eastern Harbor near the site where archaeologists believe the ancient library once stood‚ is structured in the tilted shape of a massive drum‚ with glass and aluminum roof. It’s a one of is kind. And can accommodate up to 8 million volumes‚ tucked into the building’s underground recesses. An internet archive with specialized libraries‚ 3 museum‚ research academic centers‚ lecture halls‚ planetarium‚ an Exploratorium‚ exhibition spaces and 5 Art galleries are amongst other features of the library.
To the Bibliotheca Alexandria‚ the same number of tourists and users‚ a thousand each‚ throng everyday. At present the library contains 400‚000 books that can be accessed from many other libraries. It’s an architectural masterpiece both beautiful and functional.
