In my last post I talked about Cairo’s unending din; the constant roaring soundtrack that frays nerves and results in your normal voice becoming a shout. There are peaceful corners to the city known as Umm al-Dunya (the mother of the world) though. When the traffic chaos began to wear me down I’d escape to the city’s mosques and madrassas. They were places of quiet, calm refuge where I could sit without a backdrop of car horns, pop music, and non-stop yelling.
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Brilliant pictures
Thanks. I love the mosque and madrassa architecture of Cairo 🙂
Yes, they are beautiful. To be honest, they are under rated due to the overpowering Monuments around. Its a shame.
Keep clicking 🙂
So true. It’s hard to compete with the pyramids and sphinx on your doorstep!