Sights in Cairo
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Uruba Palace
Once a grand hotel graced by the likes of King Albert I of Belgium and now Mubarak's offices - a short commute, as he lives just up the street.
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Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
One of the first independent galleries, Mashrabia is bit cramped but represents the bigger names in painting and sculpture.
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Cairo Atelier
Off Sharia Mahmoud Bassiouni, as much a clubhouse as an exhibition space, frequented by Cairo’s art-world old guard.
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Postal Museum
A beautifully maintained collection of stamps, uniforms and even tiny scale models of great post offices throughout Egypt.
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Hanager Arts Centre
In the Gezira Exhibition Grounds, the Hanager Arts Centre hosts rotating exhibits and performances.
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Palace of Arts
In the Gezira Exhibition Grounds, the Palace of Arts hosts rotating exhibits and performances.
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Italian Insurance building
Sharia Qasr el-Nil boasts some particularly fine architecture, notably the Italian Insurance building .
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Mosque of Amir Qurqumas
The 1507 Mosque of Amir Qurqumas is beautiful, thanks to restoration work, but not always open.
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Khanqah of Sultan Inal
The 1456 Khanqah of Sultan Inal is beautiful, thanks to restoration work, but not always open.
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Contemporary Image Collective
Excellent exhibits documenting Egyptian life and occasionally shows videos on its rooftop.
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Zamalek Art Gallery
A light-filled space showing work of contemporary Egyptian artists, usually figurative.
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Omar Makram Mosque
Omar Makram Mosque is the place where anybody who's anybody has a funeral.
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Tomb of Seshemnufer IV
The Tomb of Seshemnufer IV has a burial chamber you can climb down into.
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Egyptian Textile Museum
Directly across the street from the Madrassa & Mausoleum of Barquq.
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Karim Francis Art Gallery
Francis is one of Cairo’s more influential curators.
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Fishawi’s Coffeehouse
There are few specific things to see in the khan but Fishawi’s Coffeehouse, in an alley one block west of Midan al-Hussein, is an absolute must. Hung with huge mirrors and packed day and night, it claims to have been open continuously since the year 1773, except during Ramadan, when everyone is fasting. Entertainment comes in the form of roaming salesmen hawking wallets, carved canes, pistol-shaped cigarette lighters and packet after packet after packet of tissues.
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