The Hanging Church

The famous hanging church is one of the most unique in the world, dating back to the 7th century AD, and has gained its name from its location on two ancient towers and is now above the fortress of Babylon. The church, also located in the Fustat area of ancient Egypt (Religious Complex), was built in the Basilica style.

 
Get excited and enthusiasm with White Bird Travel, discover one of the most famous Coptic churches in Egypt, it was said that the church was built over a place the Holy Family used to hide in Egypt and also was used by a saint as a monastery, the design of the church has no parallel in the world. The church has a unique and unfamiliar design as despite that it has basilica design it has 3 arcades and 4 aisles which is a unique thing to happen, a nave hanging over the corridor and has a gate made of solid iron that lies under a stone arch. It will also recognize the enchanting decorations on the walls with many barriers made of ebony, ivory, marble columns and exquisite wooden ceiling, as well as many religious icons. 

 
You will enjoy and explore the suspended church with a White Bird Travel. It contains about 13 flowering columns, featuring the stories of Christ and his twelve apostles. The church is designed as a rectangle with dimensions of 79.05 in 67.24 feet and 24.10 in 20.50 meters. You will see the spectacular fountain that was at the entrance to the church hanging in front of the church, and it has an outdoor entrance decorated with many designs such as floral and geometric designs. At the entrance to the church is a south door in the eastern wall of the hallway. It will also discover more about the Church in its historical documents, which are believed to have been built under the Yitzhak Patriarchate.