▁de ▁C aire ▁(" St reet ▁of ▁C airo ") ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁att raction ▁designed ▁to ▁re create ▁the ▁architecture ▁and ▁street ▁life ▁of ▁C airo . ▁ ▁It ▁provided ▁a ▁striking ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁modern ▁Palace ▁of ▁Mach ines , ▁next ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Baron ▁Del ort ▁Gl éon , ▁an ▁art ▁collect or ▁and ▁special ist ▁in ▁Egypt ian ▁art , ▁with ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁Charles ▁De ▁Les se ps , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁Ex position , ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁Ferdinand ▁De ▁Les se ps , ▁the ▁builder ▁of ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁w inding ▁street , ▁with ▁buildings ▁at ▁odd ▁angles , ▁and ▁featured , ▁among ▁other ▁buildings , ▁ ▁a ▁min aret , ▁two ▁mos ques , ▁a ▁school ▁and ▁two ▁orn amental ▁gate ways . ▁The ▁doors , ▁windows , ▁and ▁architect ural ▁f itt ings ▁and ▁decor ation ▁were ▁real , ▁imported ▁from ▁demol ished ▁buildings ▁in ▁C airo . ▁ ▁The ▁street ▁was ▁populated ▁by ▁real ▁Egypt ians ▁in ▁cost umes , ▁including ▁mus icians , ▁bel ly ▁d anc ers , ▁artists , ▁craft s men , ▁and ▁vend ors ▁of ▁various ▁Egypt ian ▁food s ▁and ▁del ica cies . ▁ ▁The ▁Ex position ▁featured ▁several ▁other ▁examples ▁of ▁pictures que ▁habit ations ▁and ▁villages ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁a ▁J avan ese ▁village ▁and ▁re created ▁houses ▁of ▁villages ▁from ▁Sen eg