Cairo，thecradleofcivilization，theMeltingPotofAncientandModemEgyptianCivilizations.ItisthelargestcityintheMiddleEastandliesatthecenterofallroutesleadingtoandfromthethreeconti—nents：Asia，AfricaandEurope.Itisthecitywherepastandpresentmeet.OnitswestsideliestheAncientEgyptiancityofMemphis，andthesiteofthePyramids，theonlywondersurvivingoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.Indeed，ajoumeythroughCairoisajourneythroughtime.Inspiteofathousandyearsofhistory，CairoisyoungbyEgyptianstandards，becausemodemCairoemergedonlywiththeArabconquestofEgypt.ThemostfamousofCairo’Ssightsisthestringof60pyramidsthatstretchesalongthewestemborderofthedesert.Contrarytothecommonbelief，onlytheGreatPyramidofKhufu，notallthreeGreatPyramids，isonthelistofWonders.ThemonumentwasbuiltbytheEgyptianPharaohKhufuoftheFourthDynastyaroundtheyearBC2560toserveasatombwhenhedies."Whenitwasbuilt，theGreatpyramidwas145.75mhigh.Overtheyears，itlost10moffitstop.ItrankedasthetalleststructureonEarthformorethan43centuries.Throughouttheirhistory，thepyramidshavestimulatedhumanimagination.WhenNapoleoninvadedEgyptin1798.hispridewasexpressedthroughhis：famousquote：“Soldiers!