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Galería de Fotos El Cairo

 Pictures of Cairo - Egypt: Pyramids, Mosques, Palaces, Museums. Pyrmids of Khefren, Keops, Great Sphinx, Saqqarah...

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	Coptic Cairo-Cairo-Egypt Author: P.Santaolalla Text: According to ancient tradition, Christianity was introduced to the Egyptians by Saint Mark in Alexandria during the reign of the Roman emperor Claudius around 42 A.D. The new religion spread throughout Egypt in the second century and scriptures were translated into the local language, today known as the Coptic language.
	Coptic Cairo-Cairo-Egypt Author: P.Santaolalla Text: By the beginning of the 3rd century A.D. Christians constituted the majority of Egypt’s population, and the Church of Alexandria was recognized as one of Christendom's four Apostolic Sees. In 451 A.D., following the Council of Chalcedon, the Church of Alexandria was divided into two branches.
	The Hanging Church of St. Mary(El Muallaqa)-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The Hanging Church, the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo, derives its name from its location on top of the southern tower gate of the old Babylon fortress, with its nave suspended above the passage (Muallaqa means 'suspended').
	The Alabaster Sphinx-Memphis-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The Alabaster Sphinx was carved in honor of an unknown Pharaoh most likely during the eighteenth dynasty, between 1700 and 1400 BC. The facial features suggest that it was in honor of Hatshepsut or Amenhotep II or Amenhotep III.
	The Great Sphinx-Giza-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: This monumental statue with the head of a human (perhaps of the King Khafre or Khufu) and a lion's body is a national symbol of Egypt, crumbling today because of the erosion of the wind, subterranean humidity and the smog from Cairo.
	The Great Sphinx-Giza-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The Great Sphinx stirred the speculation about its age, its meaning, and the secrets that it might hold. It is believed that Khafre's workers shaped the stone into the lion and gave it their king's face over 4,500 years ago.
	The Gayer Anderson Museum-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: This museum was once the residence of Gayer Anderson, a British officer in the Egyptian army, known as an Orientalist and a lover of Egyptian culture who collected many different items from various historical periods.
	The Gayer Anderson Museum-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The house was made into a museum in 1937 when the Egyptian government decided to transform it into be a well-preserved example of early Ottoman domestic architecture.
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