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A hanger-on from the hey days in Cairo, Illinois.
This one is supposedly a George Barber Queen Anne from around the turn of the century. Now closed up and surrounded by empty lots.
Small shops near Ramses Hilton Hotel gradually opening for business in early morning.
Cairo, Egypt (Thursday 18 November 2010 @ 7:59am).
Mamluke and Ottoman-era facades overlooking al Mu'izz Street in Old Cairo, nearby the 13th-century Qalawun complex in Bayn al-Qasrayn.
Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pacha designed by Architect Yusuf Bushnak, Al Abageyah, Qesm Al Khalifah, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo has a populaton of 22 million people. It's main religion is Islam (like all of Egypt) and that is what "surrounds" everyday life. Poverty, dirt, traffic and overpopulation I think are the main characteristics of the country and those catgorize it as a 3rd world country. Whether someone can "overcome" that situation will allow him/her to get a closer look to the spirit of the land. Anyway, be carefull with what you eat or drink!
An Egyptian man enjoying a shisha water pipe in the famous El Fishawy cafe, Khan el Khalili Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt.
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Make of the hand signal as you will. Everyone’s favourite cafe, el Fishawi
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John Wreford is a freelance travel photographer based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00339
Title: Cairo. Mameluke House
Photograph date: ca. 1865-ca. 1895
Location: Africa: Egypt; Cairo
Materials: albumen print
Image: 10 x 7.7165 in.; 25.4 x 19.6 cm
Style: Mamluk
Provenance: Transfer from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5sgz
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
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In 2015 they stopped people visiting Cairo Tower alone after a suicide, although they're a bit more relaxed about visitors now. The 187-metre tower is the tallest point in the city and has a great view over Zamalek island and the surrounds, including the distant pyramids. Its architect, Naoum Shebib, invoked the pharaonic lotus plant with his lattice design.