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GIZA:
The modern city

Modern streets of Giza, Egypt

Modern cities can be beautiful, but Giza is neither beautiful or ugly. The high rising houses are all different, creating variation and different shapes. But compromises had to be made, involving families squeezed out to the last centimeter of the balcony and the house paint of heavy traffic.
If you look around, great exceptions are found. Houses in superb eclectic style and posh quarters cater for the rich.

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