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Cairo Captured in Pictures Over The Last 100 Years
From 1917 through to 2017, Cairo never ceases to amaze. One way or another.
Sep 02, 2017
Few cities around the world grew at the tremendous pace as our buzzing capital Cairo has over the past 100 years. From the moderately-sized city at the turn of the 20th century to one of the world's largest today. Cairo has changed, evolved, and in many aspects, deteriorated. With all its achievements and shortcomings, chaos and beauty, here are 10 pictures of Cairo in every decade over the past 100 years:
Today
Tahrir Square
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Attaba Square
1950sCentral Cairo
1940s
Mena House Complex
1930sTalaat Harb Square (Previously Soliman Pacha)
1920sFlood Season, mid 1920s
1910s
Azbakeya in 1917
Main Photo: Mohamed El Ghazouly/The Guardian.