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34 images Created 23 May 2019

Egypt - Coptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo, the historical Christian section of the city known as Old Cairo
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  • Inscription outside the Hanging Church or Church of the Virgin Mary in the Coptic quarter of Old Cairo
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  • Mosaic in the courtyard of the Hanging Church in Cairo, depicting the Holy Family in Egypt
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  • Entrance to the Hanging Church Cairo Egypt
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  • The Hanging Church is Old Cairo's oldest  and most famous church. It was built on the ruins of two old towers belonging to an ancient fortress known as the Fortress of Babylon.
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  • The ornate entrance to the Hanging Church (aka Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church or El Muallaqa) in Cairo
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  • Looking towards one of the 7 the Altars in the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo
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  • Interior of the hanging church in Coptic Cairo
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  • inside Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox also known as the Hanging Church in the Coptic district Cairo Egypt
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  • Caretaker of the Church of St. Barbara in Coptic Cairo
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  • Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church is believed to have been built on the spot where the Holy Family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt
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  • Interior of Saints Serbius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga, in Coptic Cairo,  it  is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century
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  • There are a number of old icons in Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church depicting  scenes of the life of Christ, the Virgin Mary and some of the saints
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  • Crypt, under the naves of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church where Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus are said to have rested.
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  • Sitting in the aisle on the left side of the Nave of the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo
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  • An Icon of Saint George slaying the dragon in the Saint George sanctuary of the Hanging church in Coptic Cairo
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  • Detail of the decorative Inlaid wood paneling behind the altar of the hanging church in Coptic Cairo
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  • Alleyway in Coptic Cairo
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  • Stairway in Old Cairo
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  • Passageway in Coptic Cairo
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  • This huge door measuring almost 7.6 m high is one of the rarest wooden doors in the world. The door leads to the interior compartment of the chapel of St. George located in the Convent
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  • The new Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George
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  • The entrance in the Church of St. George,  with a large relief of St. George fighting the Dragon, at the top of the stairs
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  • Ornate door in Coptic Cairo neighborhood near the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George
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  • The Greek Orthodox iconostasis with icons of Christ and the Holy Virgin
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  • Looking up at the interior of the Dome of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Coptic Cairo
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  • Ruins of the three story towers of the ancient Roman Fortress of Babylon
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  • The courtyard of the Hanging Church. The walls of the Courtyard are decorated with contemporary mosaics
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  • Stained Glass window from the Coptic Museum in Cairo
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  • Room in the Coptic Museum lit up via light streaming  through the wooden latticework of the mashrabiya and the stain glass window above it
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