Abstract
Simon Bolivar Square is a famous square in central Cairo; a number of important companies, hotels, and embassies are located there. Grand funerals still take place at Midan Simon Bolivar in the Mosque of Omar Makram. This square is located a few meters from El Tahrir Square;. It was, and still is, the most prestigious area in Cairo. It was known as Midan Qasr Al Dubara, until the Venezuelan gift to Egypt in 1979 of the statue of the Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar, which is now located in the central part of the square. Simon Bolivar is pointing with his sword as if he had a message for the Egyptians to achieve their dream of freedom and democracy. The existence of this statue is a reflection of the friendship between Egypt and Venezuela. The choice of this square to put the statue of Simon Bolivar was not by luck but had a meaning. It is important to reveal the relation of both Egypt and Venezuela to the history of this famous square.
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