Today is our first full day in Egypt and we started strong! In the morning we visited the Cairo Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque (Mosque of Muhammad Ali). After this site, we were off to the Egyptian Museum for a quick visit. Each of these were amazing by themselves, so there will be more photos to follow in subsequent posts!
Here’s a quick look at the Citadel…
The history of this citadel is truly interesting. Its construction was started in the 12th century by Salah ad-Din (Saladin). Many additions and contributions were made by later rulers, which gives a great time capsule of Egypt’s history from the Middle Ages on.
More about this location later… after all, the Alabaster Mosque stands here too!
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