Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Coptic Museum in Cairo :: History, Informative

The Coptic Museum in capital of Egypt is a life-like record of one of Egypts periods every last(predicate) fraught with various antiques and monuments reflecting the varied civilizations that graced the land of Egypt starting by the Ancient Egyptian civilization, passing by the Greek, the Roman, the Coptic, and ultimately the Islamic. The Coptic Museum lies behind the walls of the famous Roman Fortress of Babylon in the antediluvian district of Cairo (Misr Al-Qadima). The area surrounding the museum abounds in lively monuments of open museums that trace with the Coptic Museum the history of the Coptic Period in Egypt. Six paramount, ancient, Coptic Churches share ground with the Coptic Museum. They date back somewhere between fifth and 8th century AD. The place holds the church of Abu Serga, the most ancient in Egypt. It was raised above the cave which the Holy Family sought refuge into as they fled from Heroduss conquest to Egypt. The place, moreover, embraces Virgin Marys Ch urch known as the Hanging Church a great ancient worship house of world stature that was among the very head start to host Coptic rituals on the face of earth. The museum was built in an artchitectural appearance using wood in ceilings and oriels (arabesque and lattice glass). Some biblical verses are compose against them ornamented with Coptic embellishments like plants, especially grapevines, birds such as eagles, ostriches and peacock which all imply a certain philosophy and a specific significance in the Christian creed. Marble pillars and fountains ornamented with mosaic are more than present downstairs the roof. The Coptic Museum in Cairo encloses rare treasures from the Coptic Period exhibiting a property of Egypts civilization.The Coptic Museum in Cairo History, Informative The Coptic Museum in Cairo is a life-like record of one of Egypts periods all fraught with various antiques and monuments reflecting the different civilizations that graced the land of Egypt starti ng by the Ancient Egyptian civilization, passing by the Greek, the Roman, the Coptic, and lastly the Islamic. The Coptic Museum lies behind the walls of the famous Roman Fortress of Babylon in the ancient district of Cairo (Misr Al-Qadima). The area surrounding the museum abounds in lively monuments of open museums that depict with the Coptic Museum the history of the Coptic Period in Egypt. Six paramount, ancient, Coptic Churches share ground with the Coptic Museum. They date back somewhere between 5th and 8th century AD. The place holds the church of Abu Serga, the most ancient in Egypt. It was raised above the cave which the Holy Family sought refuge into as they fled from Heroduss oppression to Egypt. The place, moreover, embraces Virgin Marys Church known as the Hanging Church a great ancient worship house of world stature that was among the very first to host Coptic rituals on the face of earth. The museum was built in an artchitectural style using wood in ceilings and oriels (arabesque and lattice glass). Some biblical verses are written against them ornamented with Coptic embellishments like plants, especially grapevines, birds such as eagles, ostriches and peacock which all imply a certain philosophy and a specific significance in the Christian creed. Marble pillars and fountains ornamented with mosaic are more than present under the roof. The Coptic Museum in Cairo encloses rare treasures from the Coptic Period exhibiting a dimension of Egypts civilization.

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