Archaeological site · cairo · Roman fortress and churches from antiquity to the present
Around the Roman fortress of Babylon cluster historic churches such as the Hanging Church and Abu Serga, the traditional heart of Coptic Cairo and a living center of community life.
Also known as: Babylon Fortress · Masr al-Qadima · Coptic Cairo
Around 300 CE: the Romans build the fortress of Babylon on the Nile at the head of the canal to the Red Sea.
Early Christian centuries: churches take shape inside and around the fortress walls.
From the Middle Ages to today: the quarter stays a continuous centre of Coptic communal life.
