Egypt

Ancient funerary complex featuring three colossal pyramids and the world’s largest monolithic statue, the only surviving Ancient Wonder of the World.

Historic house museum comprising two 16th- and 17th-century Ottoman-era residences, displaying a vast collection of Oriental art, furniture, and artifacts collected by Major Gayer-Anderson.

9th-century mosque noted as the oldest surviving mosque in Egypt and the wider African continent retaining its original form, featuring a distinctive spiral minaret.

Massive 14th-century BCE mortuary temple complex known primarily for the two towering Colossi of Memnon that once guarded its entrance.

Massive 14th-century Mamluk architectural complex renowned for its soaring minarets, monumental portal, and harmonious cruciform courtyard design.

19th-century palace complex blending Art Nouveau, Rococo, and traditional Islamic architectural styles, surrounded by extensive botanical gardens on Rhoda Island.

Twin stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III dating from the 14th century BCE, originally designed to guard his mortuary temple.

Mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II featuring the remains of a giant seated granite statue of the king and walls carved with military reliefs of the Battle of Kadesh.

Medieval Islamic-style fortress built by Salah ad-Din in the 12th century to protect Cairo from Crusaders, later serving as the seat of Egyptian government for centuries.

19th-century Ottoman mosque featuring towering twin minarets and an alabaster-clad interior, commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha on the citadel.