A worker takes part in the renovation work of Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Shokry Hussein
CAIRO (Reuters) - After more than three years of renovation, St. Mark's in Cairo, the main cathedral of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, was inaugurated on Sunday.
The facelift was ordered to mark the golden jubilee of the cathedral, the official headquarters of the Coptic Church, the largest Christian denomination in the Middle East. Hundreds of engineers and artists helped renovate the cathedral, built in 1968.
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