Egypt, Cairo

Egypt. Land of the pharaohs and pyramids. But also the land of the boiling capital Cairo with its 11 million inhabitants. Given the climate of Egypt, 80% of the population lives in the city and it feels crowded.

French influences

In the center of the city, the French influences are still visible behind the paint waste off the colonial facades. In the suburbs the heat fights with the dust down the narrow alleys of the slums.

Poor kids are always looking for the leftovers of the luxurious life in the broad streets of the centre. A big contrast as in many metropols. The global migration of rural to urban areas will benefit from an often false hope of prosperity and in mega cities like Cairo the pressure will increase.