It lies between the hanging church and the coptic museum. There is a sign with more explanations about it's history and what you see and then you look as much as you want to, but there simply isn't much to see. Not a must see,...More

The 12 towers of Babylon fortress have been put to a number of uses, most notably the Hanging church. You can get a real feel for the towers strength and why they are still here and strong as ever.

This fortress is in an area called Old Cairo. Originally built by King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon in the second half of the sixth century B.C., the fort was built for strategic purposes and upgraded by various rulers over the centuries. It was enlarged and fortified...More

Come to visit this spot and you’ll have the opportunity to visit other historical attraction on this area , everything side by side connected , is a nice complex.

As an entrance into Fustat, Old Cairo, this was interesting to see. It is exactly opposite a train station, so is accessible. The coptic museum is there, as well as the Hanging Church, all just a few hundred meters of each other. Really appreciated having...More

The Fortress of Babylon was an ancient fortress city in the Delta of Egypt, located in the area today known as Coptic Cairo. You don’t need much time to see this attraction, it is part of many other attractions in Coptic Cairo.

Roman emperor Trajan ordered the building of a fortress near the old Pharaonic canal -later also called the Trajan canal- between the Nile and the Red Sea. Babylon was founded at the junction of the two waterways and of utmost strategic importance. The ruins show...More