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- Cairo, the wonderful city of the ancient as well as the modern Egyptians. The panoramic view from the Citadel bridges the narrow congested streets and the quaint stone buildings as they stretch back as far as the eye can see like a great white sheet to the very shores of the river Nile. The tombs of the Khalifs, specimens of early architecture, attract the tourist. In ancient times when the city Cairo was walled for defense, ponderous iron gates closed out the stranger and warrior. In these days of peace the traveler still passes through these ponderous doors, not without, however, a feeling of awe and wonder. The great Citadel built in 1160 is used by the English for governmental purposes. In it are to be found the Viceroy's residence, the arsenal, the mint and the public offices. Mosques, Arab cafés, public parks and military barracks all reflect the peculiar life of the Egyptian, the Cairo Egyptian, the descendant of one of the oldest and powerful nations of the ancient world.