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Cairo Citadel vs The Coptic Museum
Both Citadel and The Coptic Museum are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, The Coptic Museum scores significantly better than Citadel. The Coptic Museum has a TripExpert Score of 96 with approval from 5 reviews like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Concierge.
Cairo Citadel
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Concierge
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
al-Qala'a, Shar'a Salih Salem, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"The Citadel's appearance today is really the vision of Muhammad 'Ali, particularly the mosque that bears his name.The Muhammad 'Ali Mosque is the most noticeable in all of Cairo."
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Concierge
"The Citadel is made up of more than a dozen buildings, mosques, and museums, all centered on the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the iconic pile of domes and tall minarets that dominates the city skyline."
Frommer's
"The Citadel is perhaps most famously associated with another great leader, Mohamed Ali, who ruled Egypt in the early 19th century...The compound...contains a number of museums and mosques."
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The view from the courtyard over Cairo is the best in the city, and if you time your visit properly (I recommend sunset), you can hear the call to prayer rising up from the various mosques around town.
Michelin Guide
1 Star
" Its current incarnation is down to Mohammed Ali, who had part of the wall rebuilt, demolished the palaces of his predecessors and built civil buildings."
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The Coptic Museum
Fodor's
Concierge
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Fakhry Abd el Nour street No4, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"Housing the world's largest collection of Coptic Christian artwork, this museum provides a link between ancient and Islamic Egypt."
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Concierge
"Contains such artifacts as funeral stelae carved with Coptic inscriptions, manuscripts... and examples of ivory, wood, pottery, and glass. A bridge between the art of ancient Egypt and the Islamic era."
Frommer's
"The Coptic Museum, which opened originally back in 1910, has just emerged from an extensive refurbishment... and it's a must-see for anyone interested in the history of Egypt."
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One of the museum's most prized holdings is a manuscript collection of the Nag Hammadi library (popularly known as the Gnostic Gospels).
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"At the inauguration of the museum in 2006, President Mubarak stressed the importance of Coptic artistic heritage for Egypt, an opinion borne out by the stunning collections here."
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