# Nahdet Misr (Egypt's Renaissance)

Giza, Egypt

A monumental granite sculpture by Mahmoud Mokhtar, completed in 1928, standing before Cairo University. A peasant woman lifts her veil beside a rising sphinx, embodying Egypt's reawakening after the 1919 revolution.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 30.0276, 31.21014

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