Mui'z street: Was once the central street in Cairo, and is one of Cairo's most historical streets. The street holds "Cairo's largest open-air museum of Islamic and medieval monuments."
We visited only a couple historical sites as we admired the ancient architectural beauty that lied along the narrow brick roads of the street.
The Bab el-Futuh: "The Bab el-Futuh, or Gate of Conquest consists of a huge vaulted opening carved from a massive block of stone and flanked by two rounded towers. It marks the northern boundary of the old Fatimid City. In past times, the great caravan of pilgrims returned each year from Mecca, entering this gate and making their way to the Citadel."
El-Hakim Mosque: "El-Hakim Mosque is the second largest Fatimid mosque in Cairo. The mosque was started in 990 and was completed in 1013. Over its lifetime, the building has served as a prison for captive Crusaders, Napoleon's warehouse, Salah al-Din's stable and a boys' school under Nasser."http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/muizstreet.htm
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