Nestled in a rocky depression above the turquoise waters of the Aliakmonas River in northwest Greece lies a remarkable ...

The Hanging Church is the most famous Coptic Christian Church in Cairo, as well as possibly the first built in the Basilica style. It was built during the late fourth or early fifth century CE.

The city is 35 kilometres east of Cairo, sprawling across 170,000 feddans - an ambitious, multi-phase megaproject that will soon house over 8 million people. It’s already 70 percent complete.

Despite centuries of political and social upheavals, the Hanging Church remains a powerful symbol of faith and resilience for Egypt’s Christian community. A visit here is more than just a historical ...

We also visited the famous pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx , Hanging Church and Al Rifai Mosque, The Four seasons’ highly recommended restaurants and the famous 5,000-year-old Khan El-Khalili ...

The Hanging Church, also known as "Qasr al-Rihan," is one of the oldest papal headquarters in the history of the Church. It is located in the Old Cairo district.

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A woman in a long, leopard-print abaya makes me a cup of coffee, and a man smoking shisha insists that I visit their local church, the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary, known as the Hanging Church.

With Coptic Cairo as a popular tourist destination, many of the sites date back to the Greco-Roman period. The Babylon fortification (Hanging Church complex), located on this site, served as the ...