Egypt - Evening over Cairo and Nile
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 before sunset from Hilton Ramses hotel. The tall building on the right 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/4, 0.017 sec (1/60), ISO 400, 21.9 mm
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Taqwa Abduallah.. (44 months ago | reply)
F.nice
Egypt and your lens
i love your gallery soo
you are a Creative
afaryneh (44 months ago | reply)
this is a good photo
EdinburghGary (44 months ago | reply)
Lovely capture, quite muted compared to your others, I like this a lot.
ale_baco82 (44 months ago | reply)
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deimiannn (44 months ago | reply)
great photo
very nice blue tones in the river & buildings
womansea (44 months ago | reply)
beautiful capture!
BlikART(0verworked,undermedicated) (44 months ago | reply)
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Extra Medium (44 months ago | reply)
Your landscapes really are amazing. Someday I'll make it to this city too. Hopefully get something half as good as this.
photopunx2 (44 months ago | reply)
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rabidash* (44 months ago | reply)
Another great shot..
tregw (44 months ago | reply)
Great landscape
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Chee Seong (44 months ago | reply)
Wonderful view!
mike matthews (44 months ago | reply)
Great city view!
figalandia (44 months ago | reply)
beautiful skyline
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jaudrius (44 months ago | reply)
Amazing color and composition. Very much like this shot, a definite fave. Impressive view, creates a wish easily to go there someday.
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www.joelbarras.ch (44 months ago | reply)
Very great view!
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J'aadore la lumière qui se dégage de tes photos.....
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natmurua (44 months ago | reply)
awesome
The Old Brit (44 months ago | reply)
Fab photo.
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GlobeTrotter 2000 (44 months ago | reply)
What a stunning view, well captured.
pfala (44 months ago | reply)
Cool ! like this shot
M-ALHAMMADI (44 months ago | reply)
simply beautiful
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Q.T.R_B.o.y ▒ M.A.D.R.I.D.I ▒ (44 months ago | reply)
one of the most beautiful shots of the nile..the colors are amazing...great atosphere
Andrea Rapisarda (44 months ago | reply)
awesome!!!
Nagesh Kamath (44 months ago | reply)
Awesome colours and feel. A superb snap of one of the great rivers of the world - the Nile!
ali reza_parsi (44 months ago | reply)
Lovely view, well captured.
hans solcer (44 months ago | reply)
excellent picture
khaleel haidar (44 months ago | reply)
Egypt is different with yr lens ..
great moment
AndreaKamal.com (44 months ago | reply)
I love and miss this scenery ... absolutely breathtaking !!!
matteocampinoti (44 months ago | reply)
Great shot!!!!!!!!!
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-sel (44 months ago | reply)
great photos, love the stream!
i´ve been to egypt too, it´s such a fascinating country
www.flickr.com/photos/-sel-/1675928760
if you haven´t been to maroc you gotta be there too!
www.flickr.com/photos/-sel-/67903095/in/pool- 544902@N21
manuela la commare (44 months ago | reply)
wow, adorable!
tranglys (44 months ago | reply)
The tone is just beautiful. You catch the moment of it. Love it!
Vanajai (44 months ago | reply)
Congrats on ' Explore # 35 ' , Lucie !
Wishing you many more !!
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vincerideshoot (44 months ago | reply)
I wanna go there... soon
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Shobeir (44 months ago | reply)
...superb view, beautiful light.
GT BraZil (44 months ago | reply)
Fantastic work!
Armando Banfetti (Matteo Mangiarotti) (44 months ago | reply)
really impressive! AMAZING COLORS!
Gazart [deleted] (44 months ago | reply)
This wonderful shot reminded me straight away of a family holiday many years ago (1961) We stayed in the Hilton - is this the same one? Your shot really captures the atmosphere of the place- seems completely unchanged! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Gary
Nahidyoussefi (44 months ago | reply)
Excellent!!