Monday, November 7, 2011

The cultural and administrative capital of Egypt


Cairo is the largest in Africa, with a population of more than 18 million people.  On the one hand, it is surprisingly dynamic city - living in Cairo, no freezes for a second, it is in motion 24 hours a day.  On the other hand, is a city of ancient monuments, majestic and silent store their many secrets.  In Cairo, inimitable way history and modernity exist side by side: the pyramids and the neon lights, high-rise buildings and the Sphinx, donkeys with carts and traffic jams.  Also, Cairo is the cultural and administrative capital of Egypt.  There are art galleries, exhibition centers, theaters, an incredible number of shops and nightclubs.  Attractions Cairo, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Bazaar of Khan el Khalili Midan Hussein Square, the Mosque of Al-Hussein Sayidna, the Mosque of Al-Azhar University, the Museum of Islamic Art, The Citadel, Mameluk necropolis Church Coptic Orthodox Christians, ruins of Memphis.