It was not too early to get out of the hotel, so we rushed to the car and rushed to our second destination today, Saladin Castle.
Egypt is more flat, because it is in the Nile Valley, surrounded by desert and sandy land. Mount Mugaetam, where Saladin Castle is located, should be considered a relatively high place in Cairo. Many tourists come here because they can see the panoramic view of Cairo and a Sunset in Cairo, and we are here to catch this sunset.
When I arrived at Saladin Castle, it was not far from the ticket suspension, but fortunately I caught up with the last wave, and at the door, I was asked for money by a few well-dressed Egyptian children.
In the 10th century, the Fatimid dynasty ruled Egypt encompassed the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Asia Minor, and it was difficult for Christians to make pilgrimages to the holy city of Jerusalem. So in 1095, the Pope of Rome encouraged Christians to rise up and retake the "Holy Land" of Jerusalem. Between 1164 and 1169, Egypt was occupied by the Crusaders, and Saladin repelled the Crusaders and saved Cairo. After Saladin deposed the Fatimid caliphate, established the Ayyubid dynasty, became the first "sultan", built Saladin Castle and moved the royal palace into it.
Because it was too late, there was no serious study of how to visit Saladin Castle, so I went straight to the observation deck, the sun had begun to set in the west, and gently sprinkled light on the walls of the castle, and most of the tourists sat here, chatting about the sky.
We also started shooting at the best camera, and the beautiful Cairo mosque was in full view.
The city wall is layer by layer, but we can't go below, only a few locals who are not afraid of death have fallen down, and they are immediately stalked by the guards!
Although the sunset in the smog is not perfect, you can also understand that the air in Egypt is always filled with the smell of sand and dust.
Maybe we were dressed so strangely that we quickly attracted the attention of many Egyptians, who were right not wrong at all when they said that Egypt was like India in Africa. After one person took the initiative to ask for a group photo, we were completely surrounded and photographed one by one, which was completely the treatment of stars. It was only when we were asked about the country that we said China, and they panicked for a second, and after a second they blocked us up and took a group photo.
Surrounded for about ten minutes, we saw that the time was not early, rejected the tourists behind, and went straight to the Ali Mosque, which is a very central area of the entire castle, the top tower of the temple is like a sword towering into the clouds, and the huge dome shines in the sun.
When we arrived, the administrator was preparing to close the door, and we explained that it was a pity to come from China from afar, and if we couldn't see it, we let us in.
What is it like to have a mosque completely empty, probably so spacious and quiet and empty, so magnificent that we all wow out of the sound, although the inside can not go, but to see the mosque hall is already the best expectation!
I have to say that the mosque built according to the standards of the castle is really beautiful and cannot be expressed in words, the promenade at the entrance is a faded European style, full of medieval flavor, if you want to give a nice name, it is the "corridor through time".
The carvings of the windows make us also look at it with relish, and we are not willing to leave, and the last sun of this day is gently sprinkled here, like a dream.
Time is almost up, we also followed the crowd to retreat, not as we expected, the families who did not shoot before are still waiting for us, all the way with all the way, we are also patient and good to accompany a lot of big photos, of course, shooting their cute dolls is also free Oh ~
The road outside Saladin Castle is a very important main road in Cairo, and in the afternoon it is also a high-risk area of congestion, we witnessed our Uber driver from the innermost road, spanning 6 lanes, before picking us up, but it is good to get used to it ╯(▽╰)╭