Best places: Tourist attractions in Cairo, Egypt

Cairo's first mosque, commissioned in 970 to develop into a major center for Islamic learning.

Vast mosque & educational institution with unique architectural features & opulent interiors.

Islamic place of worship with a high ceiling, 44 pillars & tombs of Egyptian royals & Iran's Shah.

Sculpture, pottery & metalware charting millennia of Egyptian civilization, plus a hall of mummies.

Landmark 10th-century mosque with a grand entrance, large inner courtyard with arcades & 2 minarets.

👍👍 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

Islamic complex with 4 domes & striking minarets, hosting prayer services & vividly lit at night.

Grand, 19th-century mosque in Cairo's iconic Citadel, lavishly decorated with Islamic motifs.

Coptic Orthodox church with a wooden roof in the shape of Noah's ark, a 5th-century pulpit & icons.

Sprawling 9th-century mosque featuring a spiral minaret & a courtyard lined with stucco arcades.

4th-century church believed to be built on the spot where Joseph, Mary & baby Jesus once rested.

Exhibition hall displaying gold coffins & mummies of pharaohs who ruled more than 3,000 years ago.

Grand city mosque, built in the 12th century, with ornate carvings & inscriptions, plus courtyards.

👍👍 “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...

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

Imposing fortress & wall built by Saladin in the 12th century as protection against the Crusaders.

Restored mosque with a tall, carved minaret, home to the 14th-century mausoleum of Sayyida Aisha.

Ornately decorated palace with a clocktower built between 1900 & 1929 in a mix of Islamic styles.

Landmark city gate built in 1087, with 2 round towers & elaborately carved geometric motifs.

👍👍 Al-Mu'izz Street is an open-air museum . You will see the Islamic architecture of Old Cairo . A very wonderful time can be spent with it . There are many restaurants and cafes where you can sit . It has old palaces and mosques you can see it. You can take many beautiful pictures . The place has a ve...