Artistic underground
For nearly three kilometers under the heart of Cairo's
historical core, a controversial solution to the
city's modern day traffic problems takes passer-by,
both above and below ground, on a unique adventure.
cairolive.com tours the newly opened Al-Azhar tunnel. Photos by Tarek Atia
Entrance to Al-Azhar tunnel at Opera Square downtown
Al-Azhar street and mosque over the tunnel -- still not a pedestrian-only area
One of the tunnel's giant air vents on Al-Azhar Street -- with its signature
mashrabiya, anyone would be forgiven for thinking it
was a restored building like Beit El-Seheimi
Even a nearby gas station has redecorated in Islamic style
