Egypt
Cairo is
famous for its numerous mosque minarets and is justifiably dubbed "the city of 1,000 minarets",
[96] with a significant number of church towers.
(Culture)Egyptian culture has six thousand years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was
among the earliest civilizations and for millennia, Egypt maintained a strikingly complex and
stable culture that influenced later cultures of Europe, the Middle East and other African
countries.After the Pharaonic era, Egypt itself came under the influence of Hellenism, Christianity,
and Islamic culture. Today, many aspects of Egypt's ancient culture exist in interaction with newer
elements, including the influence of modern Western culture, itself with roots in ancient Egypt.
(Art and architecture)The Egyptians were one of the first major civilizations to codify
design elements in art and architecture. The wall paintings done in the service of the Pharaohs