Museum · Egypt
Egyptian Museum, Tahrir
Cairo’s historic museum of ancient Egyptian antiquities, housed in its purpose-built Tahrir building.
Where it is
30.0480, 31.2337
Why go
The museum’s collections span early Egyptian history through the Greco-Roman period. Its historic building and longstanding archaeological collection make it a separate institution from the Grand Egyptian Museum and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Collection displays can change; this entry makes no promise about a specific temporary arrangement.
Near Egyptian Museum, Tahrir
Museum
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
A museum of Islamic art with manuscripts, ceramics, woodwork and objects connected with science and daily life.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Mosque
Mosque of Al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh
A Mamluk mosque beside Bab Zuwayla, built on the site of a former prison.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monument
Bab Zuwayla
The surviving southern gate of Fatimid Cairo carries the later minarets of Al-Mu’ayyad’s mosque.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monument
Sabil-Kuttab of Muhammad Ali, Al-Aqqadin
A rounded public fountain and school commissioned in memory of Muhammad Ali’s son Tusun.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ