The sky above the terrace is computed from the sun's true position over El Manial, minute by minute, on Cairo time.

Clouds, haze and the wind on the river follow the live conditions over Manial; after dark the moon is drawn where it really stands, in its real phase.

The photograph is relit live on your graphics processor: sky, river, windows across the water, and the lacquered table.

The 1899 mark is the original hand-lettered trace, untouched, in its own ink.

The menu is set on two banks, English to the west and Arabic to the east, with the price on the river between them.

The films were shot at the house: on the terrace, at the pass, and at the rail after dark.

Type: Bodoni Moda, Cormorant Garamond, Aref Ruqaa, Cairo, and Geist Mono.