Top rated Historical landmarks in Al Jizah, Egypt to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Historical landmarks in Al Jizah

Experience the best that Al Jizah has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 80 places from Historical landmark category.

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قلعة صلاح الدين

Historical landmark

👍👍 ❤️❤️

4.80 (80 reviews) (~6.63 km from centre)

Great Sphinx of Giza

Monument

Iconic stone monument that is more than 4,500 years old & has a human face on a lion's body.

4.70 (19.9K reviews) (~6.36 km from centre)

Masged and Madraset Soltan Hassn

Historical landmark

👍👍 So old and so beautiful,part of the an impromptu "money" tour. So this , the Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, said to have taken 3 years of construction without a single day of rest from 1356CE , is on the 100LE note

4.70 (7.8K reviews) (~6.87 km from centre)

Citadel Saladin

Historical landmark

👍👍 It was an amazing experience. The time of my visit, there was construction happening. But the overall experience was amazing. I finally get to see the Citadel that haunted my memories since I was 14. Going back all grown up, fully understanding the history and stories behind every wall was worth t...

4.70 (1.7K reviews) (~7.07 km from centre)

Bab Zuweila

Historical landmark

👍👍 One of the three remaining gate of old Cairo highly recommended to go and have alook at its spectacular design. As well as you can climb the gate to see the view from top. You can go and buy some stuff from the market near to “Bab Zuweila”

4.70 (1.6K reviews) (~7.47 km from centre)

Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad Shaykh

Mosque

👍👍 “Al-Moayad is Sheikh” ... the mosque of the imprisoned Sultan The pride of the mosques of the Circassian Mamelukes "Al-Muayyad is Sheikh" ... the mosque of the imprisoned Sultan I wrote: Zakaria Nasif victim July 05 Egyptian Geographic site Al-Moayad Sheikh Mosque, or as historians call it, “Th...

4.70 (1.1K reviews) (~7.48 km from centre)

Qalawun Complex

Historical landmark

Marble & stone buildings with intricate details, named after the 13th-century ruler who built them.

4.70 (931 reviews) (~8.11 km from centre)

Prince Qayson Mosque

Mosque

4.70 (620 reviews) (~6.97 km from centre)

Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i

Shrine

👍👍 Recently my family and I visited here. Such an honour and well kept. The Shrine itself closes during prayer times and re opens half an hour later. A suggestion would be for a guide to be present as the experience would be more memorable and educational.

4.70 (619 reviews) (~6.56 km from centre)

Prince Taz Palace

Historical landmark

👍👍 Huge palace of a Memluk prince. Beautiful central courtyard. There are some bathing rooms, halls with hanging lights, wall engravings, and many many rooms!

4.70 (507 reviews) (~6.61 km from centre)

مسجد سليمان أغا السلحدار

Mosque

👍👍 Mosque, Sabeel, and Book of Suleiman Agha Al-Salhdar (1255 AH / 1839 AD), is one of the mosques that was established in the era of Muhammad Ali in Egypt, is located at the beginning of the bourjwan lane in Amir Al-Jayoush Street (Al-Moez Din Allah). On the other hand, it is in the extension of Al-N...

4.70 (310 reviews) (~8.38 km from centre)

Pyramid of Khufu

Historical landmark

👍👍 Grandiose, beautiful, amazing pyramid that is the biggest of them all.

4.70 (161 reviews) (~6.37 km from centre)

Khedive or Zamalek tree

Park

👍 Very interesting looking tree, on way to Cairo tower, so ideal for those wanting to take a selfie

4.70 (130 reviews) (~5.3 km from centre)

Mortuary Temple of Khufu

Historical landmark

Granite floor slabs from a temple constructed around 2,600 BC in the shadow of the Great Pyramid.

4.70 (112 reviews) (~6.25 km from centre)

Madrasa and Mausoleum of al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub

Historical landmark

👍👍 Wakba al-Saleh Najm al-Din Ayoub School or the Salihiya School, one of the most famous buildings of ancient Cairo, was built in 641 AH, 1243-1244 AD. This good school was established by the noble king of Egypt from the sultans of the Ayyubid state. It was built on a part of the area occupied by the...

4.70 (88 reviews) (~8.12 km from centre)

Beit Al-Razzaz

Historical landmark

👍 Nice example of the mamlouk houses.

4.70 (73 reviews) (~7.33 km from centre)

Sulayman Pasha Mosque

Mosque

👍👍 Suleiman Al-Khadem Mosque inside the walls of Salah El-Din Citadel... It is considered the first mosque that was established in Egypt in the Ottoman style. The mosque was built in the style of the mosques of Astana in terms of its rectangular plan, domes and minaret. It was dedicated by Suleiman P...

4.70 (54 reviews) (~7.55 km from centre)

Ramses II Obelisk

Historical landmark

👍👍 It is truly a wonderful aesthetic touch to Tahrir Square

4.70 (43 reviews) (~5.84 km from centre)

Pyramid of Queen Henutsen

Historical landmark

👍👍 One of several small pyramids of the temple complex at Giza. The only one that you can explore with your own hands and eyes, without accompanying the guide. You can descend into her womb along a narrow staircase that remembers the feet of the ancient slaves and conquerors. You can touch the ancient...

4.70 (36 reviews) (~6.29 km from centre)

Giza Necropolis

Archaeological site

Famed archaeological site featuring the Great Pyramids, the Great Sphinx & other well-known ruins.

4.60 (90.5K reviews) (~6.63 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical landmarks in Al Jizah, Egypt