It is nice to see Cairo from an altitude. It gives you full geographical and historical perspective, a view of this great city with both its very modern and very ancient districts. One of the best views is from the Cairo Tower (Borj Al-Qahira in Arabic) which is located on Gezira Island in the district of Zamalek, just north of the Museum of Modern Art and the Opera House. It is 187 meters high -47 meters taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza- built in the form of a latticework tube that fans out slightly at the top imitating a lotus plant, and made of granite which is the same material often used by Ancient Egyptians.

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The Mosque of Al-Azhar was established between 969 and 972 AD, founded by Jawhar Al-Siqilly, commander the Fatmides who ruled Egypt from 909 to 1171 AD. The name refers to Fatma Al-Zaharaa (daughter of Prophet Mohammed). It is located in Al-Hussein Square very close to the very popular Khan El Khalili Souk, and is considered to be the first Mosque in the new city of Al-Qahira (Arabic for Cairo).

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 This is an exhibition that inspires you to think about the relationship between the artist and his fire. Ceramic artifacts materialize and glow with glass-like colors because blazing fire worked as a catalyst between the artist and his shaped clay. Equally, his inner fire flared to refine an art that has been around since prehistoric times. This article is about man's mastering of blazing fire.

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