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This church is the only round church in Egypt. It was burnt in 1904 and the current structure was built in 1909, but still has some of the older structure's beautiful stained-glass windows.
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| As one ascend these steps, there can be found a relief of St. George and the dragon wrapped around the outer brickwork of the tower.
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| Inside a building opposite to the Church of St. George (I think it is also called the Church of St. George)
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| The whole place is full of paintings and icons of St. George the Roman martyr.
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The building has many crypts. This is inside one of them.
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| A shrine in the Greek Orthodox Cemetery
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| "Secret" entrance to most of the gems in Coptic Cairo: Convent of St. George, St. Sergius & St. Barbara and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
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| This plaque will make sure you won't miss the secret entrance and at the same time make sure their income is guaranteed.
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The alleyway leading to the Convent of St. George
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| The alleyway as viewed from the footbridge above.
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| A large and almost certain a rip-off souvenir shop in the middle of the alleyway.
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