Cairo Things to Do Tips by saraheg77

There are lots of tips about the museum, so I thought I'd give one about a statue I liked. This is the statuette of King Khufu (also known by the greeks as Cheops). He was Pharaoh in the 4th Dynasty (Old Kingdom) from about 2551-2528 B.C. This statue is made out of ivory and is on the Upper Floor in room 48. It is the only surviving complete representation of the great king Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza. The king sits on the throne wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt and holds the " nekhekh " scepter of dignity in his right hand. The face shows features of an old man with strong personality. This is the oldest and smallest (2 or 3 inches tall) surviving representation of a pharaoh.

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Phone: (202)5782448
Address: Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557
Directions: not far from Nile Hilton Hotel
Website: http://egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/details.asp?which2=574

If you're going to be in Old Cairo, stop in the Ben Ezra Synagogue. You weren't allowed to take photos, so I bought this picture there. A church was first built on the site in 336 B.C. It was originally a Christian church. The church has undergone much restoration and the current building dates back to 1892 when the original collapsed. It was rebuilt following the old model. The church is a rectangle, two-story buiding with the 1st dedicated for the men and the 2nd is for the women.

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Address: Old Cairo
Website: http://www.ask-aladdin.com/benezra.html