Demolition and Despair: Cairo Houseboat Forced to Bid Farewell to Iconic Homes ...Egypt

image via Fat’hia El Sisi / Egyptian Streets Decked on the shimmery banks of the Nile are a line of wooden houseboats – two-story structures that constitute a safe space for their inhabitants and visitors alike – that are tethered to shore by ropes. They are unable to move on their own, but they stand as architectural visions akin to a gouache painting. These houseboats are a comfortable space to unwind; a tranquil escape from the clamorous city of Cairo. Stretching along the banks of the Nile from Abbas Bridge down to Imbaba, and from the west side of the Rhoda and Zamalek islands, the houseboats that were once an eminent part of Egypt’s history, are threatened with demolition. image via Fa

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