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The building was designed in 1935 by modernist architect Acheson Best Overend and completed in December 1936 by Blease Macpherson & Co. [6] [7] Cairo is a U-shaped, two story building comprising 28 apartments, mostly studio flats. [8] Overend was influenced by modernist architect Wells Coates and the "minimum flat concept". [6]
Order of Merit (وسام الاستحقاق; five classes) [7] Order of the Virtues (وسام الكمال; four classes) [8] Medal of Work (وسام العمل; four classes) [9] Medal of Sciences and Arts (وسام العلوم والفنون; two classes) [10] Medal of Sports (وسام الرياضة; two classes) [11]
Egyptian Media Production City Co SAE (EMPC) is an information and media complex located near Cairo in Egypt.It is listed on the Egyptian Exchange, though most of its shares are owned by the Government of Egypt through the National Media Authority as well as other state-owned enterprises (SOEs). [1]
Cairo 360 is an online lifestyle publication and guide based in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 2010 by Waseem El Tanahi, Managing Director of parent company Media Republic, the site posts daily reviews, feature articles, weekly events, cinema listings, and a venue directory. [ 1 ]
The Immobilia Building during construction. The Immobilia Building is considered Cairo´s First Skyscraper. [1] It is located in Downtown Cairo (Egyptian Arabic: وسط البلد Wast El Balad, literal translation: "middle town"), the urban center of Cairo, at the intersection of Qasr el-Nile and Sherif streets. [1]
The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House. [1] It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year since its inception, except for 2011 and 2013, when it was cancelled due to budget limitations and political instability.
It was first awarded in 1996 and is presented annually on December 11, the birthday of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, by the President of the American University in Cairo. [2] 2011 was a unique year for the award because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The campuses of the American University in Cairo were operationally impacted and instead of ...
[7] [3] Elements decorating the façade are loaded with symbolic meaning and can be interpreted in various ways. One notable feature is the large medallion in the hood of the main niche above the entrance. This epigraphic medallion is pierced in the form of a grille, which is unique to the decorative repertoire of architectural façades in Cairo.