Vintage Heliopolis Cairo Egypt Cathedral Postcard

From a retouched and restored 1905 postcard. Modern Heliopolis ("City of Sun" from the ancient Greek), was a suburb out of Cairo, Egypt, now a part of and a district of Cairo. The settlement was established in 1905 by the Heliopolis Oasis Company, headed by the Belgian industrialist Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain, as well as Boghos Nubar, son of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha. The Basilique Catholic church on Al-Ahram street is a famous landmark in Heliopolis, and it is the burial place of Baron Empain. The many places of worship in the district, including Islamic mosques, Christian Saint Maron and Saint-Rita church, and the Jewish Al Missalah Street synagogue, demonstrate that the city has been living in religious tolerance since it was established.