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Daily Photo - Giza

The last set of photographs from Rick Menges, with my thanks. I have enjoyed his selection very much. This time there are three photographs of the Giza plateau and two rather more recent ones of Islamic Cairo. I put them together on the same post because I enjoyed the contrast - Cairo is a place of many faces and features.

The Giza Plateau from Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel

Old Kingdom mastabas on the Giza Plateau, with Cairo in the background

Old Kingdom mastaba on the Giza Plateau

Mosques of Sultan Hassan and Ar-Rifai

Mohammed Ali Mosque, seen from the southern enclosure

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- The Caves Under Giza
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