🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt · Coptic Orthodox · 7th century Closed now

Hanging Church

The Church of the Virgin Mary, known as the Hanging Church (El Muallaqa), is one of the oldest churches in Egypt, its nave suspended over the gatehouse of the Roman fortress of Babylon. A centre of Coptic Orthodox Christianity for over a thousand years, it is renowned for its wooden coffered ceiling shaped like Noah's Ark and its collection of ancient icons.

Annual visitors: ≈ 600,000
Location: 30.0053, 31.2306
Local time: 01:34 (Africa/Cairo)

🕘 Visiting hours

Mon–Sun

09:00–17:00

Coptic liturgies on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Care & donations

Managed by the local diocese / parish of Cairo

The candle wall

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Local time
01:34

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