The top sightseeing and landmarks in Cairo
Maestro Online Travel can help you arrange a trip to Egypt to enjoy The Top Sightseeing in Cairo. Maestro Online Travel provides numerous Egypt day tours, including Enjoy Cairo Day Tours and Excursions, broaden your education, visit Cairo and have the chance to learn more about ancient Egyptian culture and history. Visit Cairo attractions and take advantage of the wonderful Red Sea beaches. There are numerous things to do in Cairo. The top Cairo attractions and landmarks will provide you the chance to learn more about Egypt and its magnificent sightseeing.
Cairo Attractions, you can learn about a lot of things to do in Cairo from our blog. If you don't know what Cairo's top landmarks are, it's time to learn about the most popular tourist destinations in Cairo as well as the country's high points.
The Top Sightseeing and Landmarks in Cairo:-
1- The Giza Pyramids
The Pyramid of Khafra is one of the Giza Pyramids that the Great Sphinx keeps watch over. On the Sphinx, a lion-human hybrid visage is shown.
This monolithic sculpture is the largest and oldest. It was built in BC 2550. The Sphinx, a limestone statue, is located on the Giza Plateau, on the western bank of the Nile. It is a depiction of a monster from mythology that has a lion's body and a god-like human head.
Ancient Kingdom The statue of this divinity, who according to ancient Egyptians was in charge of the entire Nile cycle, is the most terrifying of them all.
The construction of the Sphinx of Giza, which until the 20th century was the greatest complex in the world, is an homage to global engineering. The Sphinx represents power and knowledge.
2- Memphis and Saqqara :-
South of Cairo, on the western bank of the Nile, is a city called Memphis. In ancient Egypt, Memphis served as the capital for eight separate dynasties. Ptah was the god, and Menes was the first king of a united Egypt.
The Memphis site includes, among other things, the two gigantic statues of Rameses II. Saqqara is one of the archaeological sites with the highest density of people in Egypt. It was a less developed location that served as Memphis' cemetery.
The primary building there is the King Zoser Step Pyramid. It was built in 2700 BC. Other locations include the King Titi Pyramid, the Mereruka and Kagimni Tombs, the Mastaba Tomb of Ti, and the Tomb of PtahHotep.
3- Salah eldin Citadel:-
That's not all, either. With the help of our Cairo excursions, you can also take a memorable trip to the Great Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Citadel of Salah El-Din, it's called Alabaster mosque because the shining marble which covers its inner and outer walls this mosque considered one of the most magnificent of all mosques because of its large bronze windows, scores of lamps and fine mosaics.
you can enjoy one of our Top sightseeing in Cairo and explore Khan El Khalili bazaar, Cairo's oldest bazaar, then complete your day tour & move on to Coptic Cairo, to visit Hanging church or Muallaka church, dates back to the 7th century, on the right side inside the church you will see an ancient painting of the Virgin and child, and it seems as though the Virgin's eyes follow you as you move about, continue Cairo Tour to visit St. Barbara's church, it built during the 8th century, contains a small chapel to Saint George & has some delightful murals, proceed to visit Saint Sergius Church (Abu Serga Church)
4- The Egyptian Museum:-
Maestro Online Travel give you the chance to enjoy the top sightseeing and landmarks in Cairo, so visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, north of Tahrir square, this is the richest museum of Egyptian antiquities in the whole world, it contains pharaonic treasures going back to 5,000 years & it is open daily, the building is rectangular with a large rotunda on the ground floor containing massive exhibits including colossal statues of Ramses II, the best views of them can be obtained looking down from the upper galleries, the gold and alabaster trappings from the tomb of Tutankhamun draw the crowds and there are people whose sole reason for visiting Egypt is to see them. many of the Tutankhamun tomb treasures have boon on display in museums around the world even the golden mask, yet one exhibit has always remained in Cairo, there is no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip to go through this magnificent collection of rare jewelry & treasures of Tutankhamun
5- The Pharaonic Village :-
one of The Top sightseeing in Cairo is The Pharaonic village, Pharaonic village has been built on an island in the Nile at Giza, you can see planting and sowing, reaping of crops, bee-keeping, boatbuilding, even a re-enactment of Moses in the bulrushes, there are good opportunities for photographers especially when you go ashore into a village at the end of the tour, also you will see people dressed in pharaonic customs showing you how the ancient Egyptians lived, all about how their customs & homes looked like also what kind of food they liked
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