The Jingereber Mosque, a rectangular mosque with a flat roof and mud-brick columns, was built near Madug, the residence of the local ruler. Entirely in the "Sudanese style", the squat conical minaret tapers upwards and is topped by wind and weather-smoothed earthen turrets. Numerous clay towers in the shape of sugar heads were built at the corners of the building. In the courtyard are burials of Arabs from what is now Algeria.
Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more
The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.
read moreIn the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more
