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Friday, 26 November 2010

Museums Egypt - Coptic Museum - About the Museum

Is one of the most important historical museums in Egypt, especially in the light of an array of cultural knowledge as well as original location inside the historic fortress of Babylon, a famous historic monuments, the remainder of the Romanian Empire in Egypt.The thick disco Pasha founded the museum in 1910 during the reign of Sultan Hussein to fill a gap in the artistic repertoire of the Egyptian and study the history of Christianity in Egypt, the museum has received attention and care of the Sultan, "Hussein."* Consists of:Six of the most important and oldest Coptic churches dating to between the sixth century and eighth century AD.The icons of the most important museum collections and translated in three languages English, French and Arabic. There is a specialized library especially the Christian religion ... The evidence for the churches in EgyptAddress:Cairo - Ancient Egypt - George Street.Telephone:3639742 to 3628766Dates:
 
9: 3 Winter - 9: 4 summerFees:
 
1 pound for the Egyptians - for foreign residents and students £ 8 and foreigners 16 pounds.