THE PYRAMIDS & CAIRO - 3D Timelapse (2589 BC - 2026)

The Pyramids of Giza and the city that grew beside them: 4,600 years of Cairo on one spot, from 2589 BC to today. From the pyramid builders to the megacity, the city grows, burns, empties and rebuilds itself on the same ground by the Nile. 0:00 Intro: Cairo today, then 4,600 years back 0:16 c. 2589 BC: Khufu's pyramid 0:34 c. 2530 BC: Tombs and a town 0:56 c. AD 300: Babylon 1:11 AD 641: Fustat 1:28 AD 750: al-Askar 1:55 AD 861: The Nilometer 2:20 AD 868: al-Qata'i 2:46 AD 969: al-Qahira 3:02 1013: al-Hakim 3:24 1087: Walls of stone 3:46 1168: Fustat burns 3:58 1176: The Citadel 4:18 1285: Qalawun 4:30 1303: The earthquake 4:51 1348: The Black Death 5:10 1415: al-Muayyad 5:24 1517: The Ottomans take Cairo 5:43 c. 1650: Coffee and spices 5:56 1798: The French arrive 6:09 1830-48: Muhammad Ali 6:25 1869: Khedival Cairo 6:39 1880: al-Rifai 6:55 1899: The Khalig is filled 7:13 1927: One million 7:32 1952: Black Saturday 7:53 2025: Grand Egyptian Museum 8:09 Today: Cairo, 22 million people 8:24 The great monuments over today's city Built from historical maps, archaeological surveys and dated records of Cairo's monuments, streets and river. #cairo #egypt #history #timelapse #pyramids