Cairo in Photos: Then and Now

By Aprille Muscara On Sep 27, 2013

Tahrir Square, c. 1960s

Those who know Cairo nowadays would never believe its transformation from the 1920’s to present day – from palaces and quiet streets to underdeveloped and hustling and bustling.

Check out the amazing transformation of old Cairo to today’s modern-day mayhem:

Midan Talaat Harb, formerly Soliman Pasha Square

Soliman Pasha Square, c. turn of the century — Soliman Pasha Square, c. 1900

Soliman Pasha Square, 1941 (Credit: Trish Worth)

Talaat Harb Square, 2007 (Credit: Tinou Bao)

Talaat Harb Square, 2012 (Credit: Mohammad Aboelkhier)

Midan Tahrir

Tahrir Square, 2012 (Credit: Frank Schulenburg)

Downtown Cairo

View of Cairo from the Citadel of Salah el-Din

القلعه وتبدوا القاهره كلها امامك — Undated

The River Nile

WE SAID THIS: For more amazing photos from the Cairo of yesteryear, check out http://urbanile.org/

Aprille Muscara

News and culture junkie interested in human rights, new media and politics. Former aspiring astronaut. Third Culture Kid. Don't call her a millennial.

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