A man walks along a wide stone pedestrian pathway leading directly toward the Cairo Opera House (Dar Al-Opera Al-Masriya) on Gezira Island at sunset. Palm trees and lit street lamps flank both sides of the walkway, while the Opera House's distinctive illuminated dome glows orange against a vivid yellow and orange sunset sky. The Cairo Opera House, inaugurated in 1988, is Egypt's premier performing arts venue and a major cultural landmark in the heart of Cairo, built in a modern Islamic architectural style on the site of the former Gezira Palace grounds.