Egypt
The Cairo Landmarks Preservation Commission
Cairo Observer
From Khedive to Revolution
Al Ahram Weekly
Cairo Observer
Al Ashraf Street
- Sca Head Tours Historic Cairo, Demands Clean-up
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Antiquities czar visits Old Cairo's recently-restored Al-Muizz Street only to find that chaos still reigns Moustafa Amine, secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, took an unscheduled tour of Old...
- 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....
- Travel: Medieavel Cairo
Egypt Today (Ethar El-Katatney) Imams, rabbis and priests all frequently crossed paths in Old Cairo back in the day when mosques and churches and synagogues all inhabited the same districts. In a city that has been home to a number of religions and cultures...
- The Pasha's Street
Al Ahram Weekly by Soheir Hawas A special feature calling for the restoration of Mohamed Ali Street "Mohamed Ali" Street has a long history and a valuable heritage value that makes it deserving of commemoration and restoration. The historic, symbolic...
- Palace Hotels
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7213Fourth article on the page: "While archeologists and hist-orians continue to warn of the dangers to the historic Citadel district posed by an in-progress office complex being constructed by Alkan Group,...
Egypt
Heritage of modern Egypt
The Cairo Landmarks Preservation Commission
Cairo Observer
Imagine if there was such a thing! and there should be, after all Cairo has some of the world’s most important, beautiful and significant historic monuments. Many of Cairo’s historic buildings are not museum pieces, they are living, lived and inhabited elements of a complex urban fabric. historic preservation and landmark status (if we follow already existing and very successful models) help these buildings continue to be inhabited and part of the community, but landmark status and preservation can raise the economic, historic, cultural and touristic potential of Cairo’s endlessly interesting urban fabric.
From Khedive to Revolution
Al Ahram Weekly
One of Cairo's most visible city landmarks is destined never to be seen in the same way again. Before the 25 January 2011 revolution, Tahrir Square was just one of several important squares in the capital. Ramsies Square boastsed the train station and the minibus terminus. Ataba might have lost its former charm, but it was still home to one of the country's main commercial centres.
With the revolution, all this changed. Tahrir became symptomatic of revolution, a household name worldwide, and an inspiration to oppressed people everywhere. A French squaree has even been renamed Tahrir.
Cairo Observer
Al Ashraf Street
Al Ashraf Street is slightly south and east of Ibn Tulun Mosque. Historic cemetaries fall in the area between Al Ashraf Street and Salah Salem (right of the image) while to the west of Al-Ashraf are Nasser/Sadat era housing known as al-Masaken (left of the image)
Al Ashraf Street leads to midan Sayeda Nafisa. The street is about 4 meters wide and on one side has little shops (barber, café, refreshments, etc) while on the other the street is lined by some of Medieval Cairo’s many shrines, mosques and historic houses in between more recent self-built houses. I went there last week with my friend Gamal who challenged me that he will take me to some beautiful buildings that I had never seen.
- Sca Head Tours Historic Cairo, Demands Clean-up
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Antiquities czar visits Old Cairo's recently-restored Al-Muizz Street only to find that chaos still reigns Moustafa Amine, secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, took an unscheduled tour of Old...
- 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....
- Travel: Medieavel Cairo
Egypt Today (Ethar El-Katatney) Imams, rabbis and priests all frequently crossed paths in Old Cairo back in the day when mosques and churches and synagogues all inhabited the same districts. In a city that has been home to a number of religions and cultures...
- The Pasha's Street
Al Ahram Weekly by Soheir Hawas A special feature calling for the restoration of Mohamed Ali Street "Mohamed Ali" Street has a long history and a valuable heritage value that makes it deserving of commemoration and restoration. The historic, symbolic...
- Palace Hotels
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7213Fourth article on the page: "While archeologists and hist-orians continue to warn of the dangers to the historic Citadel district posed by an in-progress office complex being constructed by Alkan Group,...