 Modern and contemporary Egyptian art can be as diverse as any works in the world art scene, from the vernacular architecture of Hassan Fathy and Ramses Wissa Wassef, to Mahmoud Mokhtar's sculptures, to the distinctive Coptic iconography of Isaac Fanous.The Cairo Opera House serves as the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital.Egyptian literature traces its beginnings to ancient Egypt and is some of the earliest known literature.