Cairo Attractions

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also called the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms.
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One of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions is the Citadel which houses a number of museums, ancient mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The Citadel is one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare, as well as a highly visible landmark on Cairo's eastern skyline.

The Cairo Opera House (Arabic: دار الأوبرا المصرية; Dār el-Obra el-Masreyya; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egyptian's finest musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, close to downtown Cairo.

Located in the heart of old historic Cairo and commanding stunning panoramic views of the world's most intriguing city, Al-Azhar Park offers every visitor a glimpse into the captivating past. Lush green landscaped gardens are an enjoyable sojourn away from city's major tourist attractions. Embracing valuable history, the park is home to the newly discovered Ayyubid wall, constructed by Salah El Din more than 800 years ago.

The 6th of October city-based Egyptian Media Production city ( EMPC) covers an area of about 3 million m2, comprising studios complexes (A.B.C), open-air shooting locations of all settings: pharaonic, Islamic, rural or Bedouin, coastal and forest. It also contains the Magic Land, the Media Free Zone and regional offices of international satellite companies.

The German University in Cairo (GUC) (Arabic: الجامعة الألمانية بالقاهرة‎), is an Egyptian Private University established in cooperation with some German state universities. It is the first German university outside Germany.

We embark on our Egyptian Fields of Dreams tour in Cairo. Al Qahira is the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt and is the largest city in Africa. A bird’s eye view of the city would include a skyline that is highlighted with lofty minarets and a large number of high-rising, gigantic floodlights.

Opened in 1958, the Cairo International Stadium has played host to many big matches over the years, including the final of the 1986 African Nations Cup, when Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties and the Fifa under-17 World Championship in 1997. Today the gigantic stadium hosts the majority of home matches of powerhouses Al Ahly and Zamalek, together with the representative matches of the national team.

The stadium is located on Al-Istad Al-Bahary street in the Nasr City District in the south-east of the capital and set in a gigantic park, its majestic floodlights confusingly competing with those of the adjacent training ground, the national hockey stadium, a tennis stadium and a swimming stadium. Floodlight heaven in Cairo.

Its contours seem secluded since almost the entire ground is set in an excavated bowl, with only part of the second tier above ground level. Its official size is 74,100 but at one stage during the first round of the African Nations Cup in 2006, 86,000 are said to have been present for the Egypt vs Morocco clash, with thousands crashing the gates or paying ‘baksheesh’ at the turnstiles, gaining almost free access leaving spectators with valid tickets locked out.

Work had been going on day and night for 18 months until November 2005 to prepare the majestic bowl for the African Cup of Nations at a cost of approximately € 20,000.000, money spent on refurbishing the stands, the provision of vip facilities, creating a mouth watering blue athletics track, electronic gates, in house mosques, an advanced tannoy system, permanent tv and crowd supervision camera’s, etc.

For the opening match against Libya 32,000 police were present to mark the route for President Mubarrak’s visit to the ground with the gates locked at 4pm to enable empty streets for his arrival, marking the colorful and emotional opening ceremony and the 7 pm kick-off .

The crowd were trapped like rats in a cage since the gates were kept locked ‘for safety reasons’. The stairways were blocked with spectators, stewards, police, the army and the stadium security all seemingly operating with their own agenda, void of sensible directives of crowd control.

The stadium bathes in an attractive wavy mixture of mild blue and greyish seats, with the much-debated athletics tracks blending in splendidly. Despite the distant to the pitch the stands provide for an unobstructed and graceful view, the partisan crowd making for a carnavalesque rather than a hostile atmosphere.

At night the Cairo International Stadium transforms from a vivid and bright girl to a sophisticated grand lady, the slender floodlights providing for a romantic, moody and serene scene. The deafening sound gone by the wind, the evening creates a tranquil setting.

The Cairo International Stadium is on par with any other international modern football venue and comfortably competes with any other major ground anywhere in the world, fit to stage any major sporting event.

Established on a Papyrus plantation by Dr Hassan Ragab, the Pharaonic Village is an open air museum located on Jacob's island in the Nile in Cairo, where Egypt's history, culture and art come alive.