Cairo, Egypt -- View from the minarets of the Bab Zuwayla gate. One of the three first gates installed around the historic walled city of Cairo, standing at the southern boundary of old Fatimid Cairo. The two minarets atop this tower actually belong to the nearby Mosque of al-Mu'ayyad, which sits just inside this gate. For a small fee, it is possible to climb the minarets for a spectacular view of old and new Cairo. The Citadel of Saladin (on the left) and the Mosque and madrassa of...
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Cairo, Egypt -- View from the minarets of the Bab Zuwayla gate. One of the three first gates installed around the historic walled city of Cairo, standing at the southern boundary of old Fatimid Cairo. The two minarets atop this tower actually belong to the nearby Mosque of al-Mu'ayyad, which sits just inside this gate. For a small fee, it is possible to climb the minarets for a spectacular view of old and new Cairo. The Citadel of Saladin (on the left) and the Mosque and madrassa of Sultan Hassan (on the right) dominate the skyline of the city in this direction. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com
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