Egypt
Restoring the Hanging Church
Russian experts are restoring the third century Coptic church known as the hanging church outside of Cairo.
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New Site Openings
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) According to Hawass the following sites are to open soon. There are some notes about some of the sites on the above page. The Hanging Church (Coptic), CairoSuez MuseumCrocodile Museum, Kom OmboVisitor Centre, Amarna (Thanks...
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Old Cairo's Hanging Church Restored
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) At Mogamaa Al-Adian (religious compound) in Old Cairo, adjacent to the Amr Ibn Al-Ass mosque, Ben Ezra synagogue and a collection of churches, stands the Hanging Church with its Basilica-style architecture on top of the Roman...
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Restoration Of Hanging Church Nearing Completion
Egypt State Information Service "The restoration of the Hanging Church in Old Cairo is about to complete,"said Culture Minister Farouk. Some 96 percent of the works have been finished," Hosni told reporters. "It has cost the ministry so far LE55 million,"...
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Inauguration Of The Hanging Church
After 13 years of restoration the 4th century Coptic church known as "The hanging church" will be inaugurated in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies. Dr. Zahi Hawass also points out that a number of other museums including the Suez and crocodile...
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What Becomes Of The Coptic Church?
Archaeologists working on the avenue of sphinx's have discovered a fifth century Coptic church on the avenue as well as a Nilometer. The article does not say whether the remains of the church are to be preserved?...
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