The inner courtyard of Cairo Opera House on Al-Gezira Street, Zamalek, photographed at night with artificial lighting illuminating a star-shaped water fountain set in a marble-paved plaza. The surrounding building facade features a series of arched openings fitted with Mashrabeya (مشربية) Islamic geometric lattice screens, crenellated parapet walls, and trimmed hedgerows framing the courtyard. Cairo Opera House, inaugurated in 1988 on the site of the former Gezira Palace gardens, combines Islamic architectural elements with modern design and serves as Egypt's principal performing arts venue.