Hanging Church

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Christian pilgrimage site Coptic Orthodox church church building

The Hanging Church is one of Cairo’s oldest and most famous Coptic Christian churches, renowned for its elevated position above a Roman gatehouse and its richly decorated interior.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hanging Church canonical 3
Hanging Church area 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox church ⓘ
church building ⓘ
affiliation Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeName Al-Muallaqa Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Muallaqa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateDateOfOrigin 3rd century ⓘ
4th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Basilican plan ⓘ
Coptic architecture ⓘ
builtAbove southern gate of the Roman Babylon fortress ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
denomination Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevationCharacteristic built above a Roman gatehouse ⓘ
hasComponent aisles ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
icons of Christ ⓘ
icons of saints ⓘ
icons of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
marble columns ⓘ
marble pulpit ⓘ
narthex ⓘ
nave ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
wooden screens ⓘ
heritageStatus major Coptic Christian landmark in Egypt ⓘ
one of the oldest churches in Cairo ⓘ
historicalRole former residence of several Coptic Popes ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
Coptic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbySite Ben Ezra Synagogue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coptic Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature appears to be suspended above the ground ⓘ
iconostasis of ebony and ivory ⓘ
numerous Coptic icons ⓘ
richly decorated interior ⓘ
wooden roof shaped like Noah's Ark ⓘ
rebuiltOrRestored 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
religion Coptic Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristAttraction major tourist site in Cairo ⓘ
usedAs seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria ⓘ

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historic Cairo → hasPart → Hanging Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Historic Cairo
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization → nearbyAttraction → Hanging Church ⓘ
Coptic Museum → locatedNear → Hanging Church ⓘ
Cairo east bank → contains → Hanging Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanging Church area