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An open café doorway glows orange from within, with a tiled counter, lamps and a mirror, a pair of chairs and a table of tea glasses outside, a carved wooden window above and a cat by the step.
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Old Cairo Nights

Café Door

No. 11 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeAn open café doorway glows orange from within, with a tiled counter, lamps and a mirror, a pair of chairs and a table of tea glasses outside, a carved wooden window above and a cat by the step.

What it meansCoffee houses have been meeting places in Cairo since the sixteenth century, open late into the night.

Where it worksA warm, inviting piece for a kitchen or a breakfast corner.

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