Coptic cairo
Coptic Museum
Established in 1908 and recently restored to a high standard, the Coptic Museum houses Coptic art and artifacts from Late Antiquity, from the late Roman empire through to the Islamic era and beyond. The presentation is clear in English, French and Arabic with generally well thought out lighting. The display of mainly stone architectural fragments on the ground floor shows the development of the early fusion between Christian and Egyptian symbolism. They also demonstrate that the early Christian era was much cruder in its use of stone than its Pharaonic ancestors. Several frescoes from the early monasteries are displayed. The tapestries and embroideries on the second floor illustrate more homely but highly developed arts. The building itself is a treat, with elaborate wooden screens called mashrabiyya on the windows and ornately carved wooden arabesque ceilings.
Hanging Church
In Arabic, Kineeset al-Muallaqa. The Hanging Church, built in 690, is situated on two bastions of the Roman fortress and its nave is suspended over a passageway.
Ben Ezra Synagogue
Egypt's oldest surviving synagogue, dating to the 9th century and housed in a former church constructed in the 4th century. The synagogue was established in 1115, in what was previously a Coptic church, when the Copts were forced to sell it to raise funds to pay taxes to Ibn Tulun.The famed Geniza Documents, discovered in the synagogue basement, are of great interest to modern scholars of the medeival period in Egypt.
Church and Monastery of St George
The Church of St. George dates to the 10th century or earlier. However, the current structure on the site was built in the early 20th century, having been rebuilt after a 1904 fire. It should be noted that this church is the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Georgios Saint George and it is frequently mislabelled as a Coptic church. A sign in Greek outside the main entrance testifies to this. The church stands on the same grounds as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria's offices and the Greek Orthodox cemetery. One explanation for the church's unusual circular ground floor plan as seen in the photograph may be that it was possibly built on ancient circular Roman ramparts. The remains of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchs can be found in one of the underground levels of the church. The cemetery contains another Greek Orthodox Church, that of the Dormition of the Virgin.
Churches of St. Sergius (Abu Serga) and St. Barbara
St. Sergius is one of the oldest churches in Cairo, built in the 4th century it has been built, destroyed and renovated many times over.
Nilometer
South end of Rhoda Island Sharia el-Malek as-Salah. Dating back to 861, the Nilometer is a large stone obelisk that was used to measure the level of the Nile was measured and therefore the tax rates for the farmers fixed. The Nilometer became obsolete when the Aswan Dam was built.
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As was originally built in Fustat in 642, as Cairo's first mosque, following the Arab conquest of Egypt. The mosque was rebuilt in 673 by Mu'awiya. The mosque was rebuilt again in 1179 under the rule of Saladin, after expelling the Crusaders.