Citadel of Sultan Saladin al-Ayyuby. (Cairo)
Egypt /
Kairo /
Cairo
World
/ Egypt
/ Kairo
/ Cairo
, 3 km from center (القاهرة)
World / Egypt
museum, citadel, place with historical importance, fortification
The Saladin Citadel of Cairo (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين) is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Cairo.
Saladin built the Citadel in 1183 A. D. as the center of Governance, while simultaneously extending and restoring the city fortifications, with the aim to dominate Cairo from Mokattam Hills. This huge project was incomplete at his death, and much work continued in later times. Cairo is the best preserved of all Islamic cities, and substantial parts of Salah el-Din's structures remain today. In spite of the impounding of the defensive towers, the Cairo Citadel is, from a military point of view, slightly less substantial than the Citadel of Aleppo (In Syria), but it remains one of the most notable existing examples of Muslim military architecture. The skilful masonry work, and the impressive vaulting in particular have no precedent in Egypt.
www.touregypt.net/featurestories/citadel.htm
Saladin built the Citadel in 1183 A. D. as the center of Governance, while simultaneously extending and restoring the city fortifications, with the aim to dominate Cairo from Mokattam Hills. This huge project was incomplete at his death, and much work continued in later times. Cairo is the best preserved of all Islamic cities, and substantial parts of Salah el-Din's structures remain today. In spite of the impounding of the defensive towers, the Cairo Citadel is, from a military point of view, slightly less substantial than the Citadel of Aleppo (In Syria), but it remains one of the most notable existing examples of Muslim military architecture. The skilful masonry work, and the impressive vaulting in particular have no precedent in Egypt.
www.touregypt.net/featurestories/citadel.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Citadel
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°1'44"N 31°15'43"E
- The Egyptian Military Museum 0.3 km
- Abdeen Palace Museum 2.3 km
- Museum of the Egyptian civilization 2.7 km
- Mohamed Ali Palace 3.3 km
- Egyptian National Railways Museum 4.2 km
- Agricultural Museum 5.8 km
- 6th of October Panorama 6.6 km
- Cairo-Almaza - Egyptian Air Force Museum 11 km
- Civilization museum 11 km
- Djedkare-Isesi / Haram el-Shawaf Complex 20 km
- Arab elyassar 0.4 km
- Cairo Financial Center (under construction) 0.6 km
- El Abagia 0.8 km
- Elemam Elshafiey 0.9 km
- Sayeda Sukaina 0.9 km
- Al Helmiya 1.2 km
- Al-Khulafa Cemetery 1.3 km
- As-Sayyida Nefisa 1.5 km
- Mokattam 4.3 km
- Greater Cairo 13 km
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