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© Nina · CC BY 2.5Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt.
© KennyOMG · CC BY-SA 4.0Giza pyramid complex
The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx.
© Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0Egyptian pyramids
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. Most were built as tombs for the pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.
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Giza Necropolis
The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx.
© MusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 3.0The Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
© Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC), is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt.
© Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0Heliopolis
Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome (province or district) of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre.
© Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis.
© Most likely Hamish2k, the first uploader · CC BY-SA 3.0Pyramid of Khafre
The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the middle of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza, the second tallest and second largest of the group.
© Waelmansoory · CC BY-SA 4.0Tahrir Square
Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1867.
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Grand Egyptian Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM; Egyptian Arabic: المتحف المصري الكبير el-Matḥaf el-Maṣriyy el-Kebir) is a national archaeological museum in Giza, Egypt.
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© Ahmed Al.Badawy from Cairo, Egypt · CC BY-SA 2.0Cairo Citadel
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt. Its construction was begun by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) in 1176 and continued by subsequent Egyptian rulers.
© kallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0Pyramid of Menkaure
The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.
El-Fustat
Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo.
© Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt.
© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0Hanging Church
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ϯⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲁ̀ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ ϧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Church of Mother of God Saint Mary in Egyptian Babylon), also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest…
© Ahmedsantos · CC BY-SA 3.0Cairo Tower
The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m, it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing.
© Gérard Ducher (user:Néfermaât) · CC BY-SA 2.5Abdeen Palace
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution.
© Ashashyou · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral is the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope.
© Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0Babylon Fortress
Babylon Fortress is an ancient Roman fortress on the eastern bank of the Nile Delta, located in the area known today as Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo.