Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm (Hugo Massa)
- From City Of The (not So) Dead To Green Lung
CairObserver The necropolis east of historic Cairo and under Muqattam hills is about ten times bigger than Al Azhar Park just across Salah Salem highway. It has received some attention from architectural historians due to the exquisite funerary architecture....
- More Re Opening Of Islamic Sites In Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) The Khayrbek and Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban monumental complexes, two of the finest examples of Islamic mediaeval architecture in the Darb Al-Ahmar district of Cairo, have been restored. Nevine El-Aref was at the opening ceremony....
- Two Cairo Landmarks Restored
Ismaili Mail His Highness the Aga Khan, His Excellency Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, the Governor of Cairo, inaugurated the restoration and revitalisation of two historic complexes in the city’s Darb al-Ahmar district....
- Visitor Centre To Be Set Up At Al-azhar Park
State Information Service A visitors' centre and a five-storey museum to house monuments representing Cairo's history from the Pharaonic era to the modern age will be established at Al-Azhar Park. A memorandum of understanding was inked Wednesday...
- Cairo Under Siege
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Following its meeting in New Zealand last month, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) released a report that may exacerbate differences between the Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) on one...
Egypt
Community approach to rehabilitation of historic district
Al Masry Al Youm (Hugo Massa)
For nearly 12 years, the Agha Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has been leading an exemplary development initiative in the historic neighborhood of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar (ADAA) in Cairo.
An overview of this unprecedented experience in Egypt highlights issues of sustainable development practices in general, with a special focus on historical districts.
Al-Darb Al-Ahmar is a popular neighborhood part of historic Cairo. It surrounds Al-Azhar Park on its western edge, an area where a 1.5 kilometer long portion of an Ayyubid wall was revealed by the removal of accumulated rubble.
- From City Of The (not So) Dead To Green Lung
CairObserver The necropolis east of historic Cairo and under Muqattam hills is about ten times bigger than Al Azhar Park just across Salah Salem highway. It has received some attention from architectural historians due to the exquisite funerary architecture....
- More Re Opening Of Islamic Sites In Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) The Khayrbek and Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban monumental complexes, two of the finest examples of Islamic mediaeval architecture in the Darb Al-Ahmar district of Cairo, have been restored. Nevine El-Aref was at the opening ceremony....
- Two Cairo Landmarks Restored
Ismaili Mail His Highness the Aga Khan, His Excellency Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, the Governor of Cairo, inaugurated the restoration and revitalisation of two historic complexes in the city’s Darb al-Ahmar district....
- Visitor Centre To Be Set Up At Al-azhar Park
State Information Service A visitors' centre and a five-storey museum to house monuments representing Cairo's history from the Pharaonic era to the modern age will be established at Al-Azhar Park. A memorandum of understanding was inked Wednesday...
- Cairo Under Siege
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Following its meeting in New Zealand last month, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) released a report that may exacerbate differences between the Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) on one...