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Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; gate; church; Copt; Coptic; "Coptic Cairo"; "Hanging Church"
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Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.





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  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Sufi Dervish sect puts on a "whirling dervish" dance show every few nights at the Wikala al-Ghouri (the Ghourija). Accompanied by Arabic music and song, the dance is actually a religious observance, commanding total focus and movement to honor and commend devotion to the one true God. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; al-Ghouri; wikala; "Wikala al-Ghouri"; dervish; Sufi; whirling; "whirling dervish"; dance; show; performance; night; entertainment
  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Sufi Dervish sect puts on a "whirling dervish" dance show every few nights at the Wikala al-Ghouri (the Ghourija). Accompanied by Arabic music and song, the dance is actually a religious observance, commanding total focus and movement to honor and commend devotion to the one true God. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; al-Ghouri; wikala; "Wikala al-Ghouri"; dervish; Sufi; whirling; "whirling dervish"; dance; show; performance; night; entertainment
  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; gate; church; Copt; Coptic; "Coptic Cairo"; "Hanging Church"
  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; gate; church; Copt; Coptic; "Coptic Cairo"; "Hanging Church"
  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. The interior of the church shows the unmistakable ornate decoration found in Coptic (Orthodox) churches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; gate; church; Copt; Coptic; "Coptic Cairo"; "Hanging Church"; decoration; decor; ornate
  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. The interior of the church shows the unmistakable ornate decoration found in Coptic (Orthodox) churches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; gate; church; Copt; Coptic; "Coptic Cairo"; "Hanging Church"; decoration; decor; ornate
  • Cairo, Egypt -- The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) of St. Mary, is the most famous of Cairo's Christian churches. It was built atop the sourther tower gate of the old Babylonian fortress in what is now Coptic Cairo and overhangs the original gate passage. The interior of the church shows the unmistakable ornate decoration found in Coptic (Orthodox) churches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; gate; church; Copt; Coptic; "Coptic Cairo"; "Hanging Church"; decoration; decor; ornate
  • Luxor, Egypt -- The Mosque of abu el-Haggag was built at ground level in the 13th century, at a time when Luxor Temple was all but burried under desert sands. Once the temple was excavated, it was found that the mosque had been built not on an old pre-existing foundation, but rather at the top of walls for a temple long burried. As a result, from the temple, the mosque appears to be on a second story. The mosque remains in use today. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Luxor; temple; hieroglyph; hieroglyphic; "ancient Egypt"; archeology; archeological; ruin; "Luxor Temple"; mosque; el-Haggag; "Mosque of Abu el-Haggag"; "Abu el-Haggag"
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