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Title	Church of St George
View	The west elevation
Notes	religious
Work Type	church Coptic church
Style/Period	Coptic
Climate Type	hot & dry
Country	Egypt
City	Cairo
Alternate Place Names	Coptic Cairo
Architectural Material	brick
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1909
Century	20th century
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision Inc.
Subject Information	Round church, built on a Roman tower. Burnt in 1904 rebuilt 1909. The church here has been Greek Orthodox since the 15th century. Old (Coptic) Cairo (Masr al-Qadima): This area is the oldest part of Cairo, and predates what is now modern Cairo. It is believed that there was a settlement here as early as the 6th century BC. Later, the Romans built a fortress here which we know today as 'Babylon'. Some of these Roman walls still exist today. After the spread of Christianity throughout Egypt, it became a Christian stronghold, with as many as twenty churches built within an area of just one square mile. Now only five remain, along with the earliest mosque ever built in Egypt. After the fall of Jerusalem in around 70 AD, the area saw an influx of Jews, and it's here where Egypt's oldest synagogue, Ben Ezra is located. Source: http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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