Egypt - Cairo City Skyline along the River Nile after Sunset
Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة transliteration: Al-Qāhira), which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant", is the capital and largest city of Egypt and on the African continent. It is the Arab World's largest and Africa's most populous city.
A journey through Cairo is virtual time travel: from the Pyramids, the Hanging Church, Saladin's Citadel, the Virgin Mary's Tree, the Sphinx, and Heliopolis, to Al-Azhar, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-A'as, Saqqara, the Cairo Tower, and the Old City. It is the Capital of Egypt, and its history is intertwined with that of the country. Today, Cairo's official name is Al-Qahira (Cairo), although the name informally used by most Egyptians is "Masr" (Egyptian Arabic name for Egypt), from the original name of Egypt's first Arab capital Fustat, Misr al-Fustat, "City of the Tents". It is also titled as "The City of A Thousand Minarets".
This photo was taken shortly after sunset from Hilton Ramses hotel. The tall building on the left is Cairo Tower (Arabic: برج القاهرة), it is a free-standing concrete TV tower in Cairo, Egypt. It stands in Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the River Nile, in the city centre. At 187 metres, it is 43 metres higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands some 15 km to the southwest. It is one of Cairo's most famous landmarks.
PENTAX K20D, f/19, 30 sec (30), ISO 100, 25 mm
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© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (44 months ago | reply)
Prasanthbose A.K.A Archerpix (44 months ago | reply)
awesome !
raed al-sane (44 months ago | reply)
What`s abeautiful picture !!!
M-ALHAMMADI (44 months ago | reply)
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simply beautiful..
and lovely colours
Besser (44 months ago | reply)
Wonderful colors I love this photo.
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Fred © [deleted] (44 months ago | reply)
Beautiful landscape!
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Great stuff, again would love to see it in a slightly larger size.
Arshad Habib (44 months ago | reply)
Fantastic image
david498 (44 months ago | reply)
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Baltic Light Photography (44 months ago | reply)
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Abdullah Al-Qadeeri (44 months ago | reply)
perfect..
Filippo Manaresi (44 months ago | reply)
Very nice cityscape capture!
leonwpp (44 months ago | reply)
Excellent work!
Yazeed AlGhuraibi (44 months ago | reply)
what a nice shot !!
Perfect !!
love the colors here !!!
cesc46 (44 months ago | reply)
Espectacular toma.
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A good strong diagonal in this picture ....
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H.AL-SALEH (44 months ago | reply)
spectacular
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nice :)
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natmurua (44 months ago | reply)
this is awesome
euskadi 69 (44 months ago | reply)
Pfff ! Congratulations for this fabulous picture.
You 're an excellent photographer !
Ventura Carmona (44 months ago | reply)
Maravillosa imagen. Un saludo
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TimboDon (44 months ago | reply)
Outstanding capture Lucie!! A Beautiful result!
JRodrigues. (44 months ago | reply)
Beautiful lighting and colours!
Keith & Mandy (44 months ago | reply)
Spectacular view and composition.
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mike matthews (44 months ago | reply)
Great cityscape!
david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (44 months ago | reply)
Amazing Shot. I would love to go there myself one day.
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Nice picture - seen in Explore - Congratulations
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Simply fantastic!
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Jordan Lye (44 months ago | reply)
from the thumbnail i thought is London, u really control your lighting well
Slaff (44 months ago | reply)
wonderful cityscape!
mrwsierra (44 months ago | reply)
thanks for the inspiration as always, Lucie!!
© Ali Shokri / www.alishokri.com (44 months ago | reply)
wonderful photo captured ,
Sudheer S (44 months ago | reply)
Simply beautiful.....
kayodeok (44 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful twilight image
TJ Scott (44 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Stunning, You have such an eye - and your Processing is always Fantastic. Bravo!
Anas Ahmad (44 months ago | reply)
so sharp
amazing again
Gert van Duinen (44 months ago | reply)
Very nice image and colorscheme.
A.Alwosaibie (44 months ago | reply)
great great shot!!
BurgundyMT (44 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
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Really beautiful +++
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harikakora (44 months ago | reply)
Beutiful landscape.
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VWJ (44 months ago | reply)
nice picture
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maresado (MARESA DELL'OLIO) (44 months ago | reply)
bellissima, beautiful!!!!
radim.muschalek (44 months ago | reply)
Nádhené !!!