On the occasion of Easter, here is a photo taken during Christmas of Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral — also known as the Latin Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis, the Basilica of the Holy Virgin, Basilique de Notre-Dame d'Héliopolis, or simply El Basilica in Cairo.
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| El-Basilica or Basilique de Notre-Dame d'Heliopolis |
This Roman Catholic church is located on Al-Ahram Square in Heliopolis. Designed in the Byzantine Revival style by French architect Alexandre Marcel, the cathedral was inspired by the Hagia Sophia and commissioned by Baron Empain through his Cairo Electric Railways & Heliopolis Oasis Company. It was completed in 1913.
A crypt within the basilica holds the remains of Baron Empain and his family. Since 2008, it has served as a co-cathedral following the Roman Rite under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria (Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus).
Following a partial collapse of the building's façade in 2022, the Co-Cathedral has undergone major renovation works.
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Happy Easter, and hopefully next year, inshallah, that nightmare in Palestine will be over in one way or another, and the Palestinians will get their long-stolen rights back.
هو انت ازاى عارفه كل ده؟
ReplyDeleteدار الوثائق القومية موجود في كتب شرح للكلام ده كله، غير أن القراءة عن التاريخ في كل صوره ،عن العمارة ، شخصيات ، حروب، يعني انا مثلا بعشق التاريخ المملوكي و العثماني و تأثيره علي القاهره دروبها مع فهم التاريخ فهم كاملفي باقي عصوره، انت تقدر تقرأ و واستمتع
Deleteمتشكر جدا علي المقالة و ياريت نتكلم عن قاهرة نجيب محفوظ و متتأخريش تاني😊
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