Brief History:
The castle and its surroundings 1878m
The walls of the castle and its environs year 1906m
Saladin proceeded in the construction of the castle above the cliffs in the position he was known dome air. But he did not he completes in his life. But completed by Sultan bin full fair. Was first inhabited by King is a full house and taken to the king. And continued so until the reign of Muhammad Ali.
And in the rib-west of the castle, there is Father runway and it writing refers to building this castle, which read "In the name of God the Merciful, ordered the establishment of this castle impressive, adjacent to the guarded Cairo collected useful and improvement and capacity to the shelter in light of his own and heavily guarded, Maulana King Nasser Salah world and religion, Abu Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Ayyub Mohi state of the faithful in the eyes of his brother and Crown Prince, King fair Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr Mohammed Khalil faithful, at the hands of the Emir of his kingdom, and a certain state, Qaraqush son of Abdullah Royal Nazarene in year nine and seventy-five hundred. "
Drilling and Saladin in the castle draws wells of which the army and the population of the castle if prevent water them when the siege. They were impressed with what works well because the deeply carved into the rock 90 meters from the ground level of the castle, and this requires a great effort at the time.
Considered Saladin Citadel in Cairo from plush castles warships built in the Middle Ages Vemoqaha strategic first-class offering this site from the importance of the defensive because it controls the cities of Cairo and Fustat, as it constitutes a natural barrier up between the two cities as it is on this site can provide connectivity between castle and the city in a state of siege as they will become the last bastion of the sit-in in the case if the city fell to the enemy.
Over these many majestic castle and many of the historical events which saw the walls of historic events during different times of the Ayyubid, Mamluk and the time of the French campaign on Egypt in the year 1798, and even took Muhammad Ali Pasha ruled Egypt since restored her prosperity and greatness. Sultan Nasser Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub first thought of building a castle on a hill sound in 572 AH / 1176 AD, where he and his minister Bahauddin Qaraqush Assadi demolition of mosques and tombs that were present on the sound order is building a castle out where workers carved the rock and creating a trench artificially separation of the cliffs about an increase in the voice and power of invulnerability.
Castle Cairo in 1906
Door Mokattam
This is known as the Gate of the door Mokattam to draw close to the tower Mokattam, which dates back to the Ottoman era also known as the Gate of this section of the mountain to its supervision on the door of the cliffs but it is currently known as the Gateway Salah Salem.
The dam of this section at a time, and was a slot rectangular worked in the wall is very thick in the direction of the south tower Mokattam has been added to this section the year 1200 AH / 1785 AD fence with battlements dating back to the era of Muhammad was Pasha who built this place was empty in that time exclusively with what followed from the facilities and there was this door a plaque bearing a foundational text in Turkish Pasha was the name and date of construction of the palace door and the year 1200 AH / 1785 AD currently lost.
And when he took Muhammad Ali Pasha governance and has done renovations to the castle has paved the way from the door of the mountain to the castle mokattam and add Bobsled rising to the top of the cliffs, and it was along this road about 650 meters have now been split this way and cut accidentally Salah Salem Road Railway Misr Helwan Road expressway .
I have missed milestones this Ababa were also demolished a large part of the fence and Cravat, which was topped by was also demolished a large part of the stairs, which was to reach the top of the north wall and tower Mokattam when the incision through the Salah Salem in 1955 and opened the door incumbent who will enter it for the Castle on the one hand, Salah Salem and next to the door, which was built by Mohammed Pasha, this has been the Supreme Council of Antiquities to re-open this door to fit with the historical and cultural stature.
New door
Muhammad began to Pasha in the construction of the new door Year 1242 AH / 1827 AD to be used instead of the door the runway and that the door was GP of the castle established by the Nasser Saladin year 579 AH / 1183 AD have saw Muhammad Ali Pasha that both the door runway and door softening does not mending for the passage of vehicles and guns with he built a calf in lieu thereof new door and paved the way to facilitate the steep climb up to the castle and get off of them, and this road is known today as the new door or street railway quarry.
And the door of the new facets major first, a North and overlooking the street door of the new and railroad quarry is located on the western side of which house the archives of old book box castle door softening and the length of this interface 15.50 meters and a height variable ranging between 16 meters to 20 meters and containing this interface on several architectural details distinctive and adorned with block entrance surmounted by a plaque written inside line area, a senior on the floor of the branches of botanical "Hey Brightening doors" and the bottom of this writing cartouches wrote inside "Racmh Abdul Ghaffar" and is located in Kosty block the entrance medallion circular diameter of 123 centimeters emboss Dakhha symbols of the Egyptian army and units and various weapons in the era of Muhammad Ali Pasha.
Door Wastani
Differed in the naming of this section Balostany While male Casanova in his book 1894 for Castle Cairo or the Citadel he called Balostany because it mediates Aldioanin big Balhouc Royal and two Bureau Qaitbay and the Office of Ghoury, said some researchers that he knew Balostany because he was separated between vestibule Castle GP Maritime - the new door - and the yard, which is located where the mosque al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha has been known that tower as Burj drum major because of the incidence next to the courthouse, which was established by Zahir Baybars, which neglected her during the reign of Qalawun that the new architecture son Nasir Muhammad Ben Qalawoon not to be Dara justice but to be drummers and named Tbelkhana and so named this tower as Burj drum major for being close to the Tabkhanh. We have the Muhammad Ali Pasha to renew this door and the fence that surrounds it though Unknown renew the door Wastani Due to the lack of foundation text or a commemorative plaque by but it is likely that he had renovated it the year 1242 AH / 1826 when renovated to the door of the castle next to the door Wastani in the East.
The door of the castle
He knew the inner door of the castle tower castle door, and it was this door separates the Castle Mountain or fortified military town in the north, between the castle and the city in the south Bowl Currently it is known as the gateway Military Museum.
References :
Castle of Saladin in Egypt - doors
Castle of Saladin in Egypt - towers
Castle of Saladin in Egypt - Antiquities
The castle and its surroundings 1878m
The walls of the castle and its environs year 1906m
Saladin proceeded in the construction of the castle above the cliffs in the position he was known dome air. But he did not he completes in his life. But completed by Sultan bin full fair. Was first inhabited by King is a full house and taken to the king. And continued so until the reign of Muhammad Ali.
And in the rib-west of the castle, there is Father runway and it writing refers to building this castle, which read "In the name of God the Merciful, ordered the establishment of this castle impressive, adjacent to the guarded Cairo collected useful and improvement and capacity to the shelter in light of his own and heavily guarded, Maulana King Nasser Salah world and religion, Abu Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Ayyub Mohi state of the faithful in the eyes of his brother and Crown Prince, King fair Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr Mohammed Khalil faithful, at the hands of the Emir of his kingdom, and a certain state, Qaraqush son of Abdullah Royal Nazarene in year nine and seventy-five hundred. "
Drilling and Saladin in the castle draws wells of which the army and the population of the castle if prevent water them when the siege. They were impressed with what works well because the deeply carved into the rock 90 meters from the ground level of the castle, and this requires a great effort at the time.
Considered Saladin Citadel in Cairo from plush castles warships built in the Middle Ages Vemoqaha strategic first-class offering this site from the importance of the defensive because it controls the cities of Cairo and Fustat, as it constitutes a natural barrier up between the two cities as it is on this site can provide connectivity between castle and the city in a state of siege as they will become the last bastion of the sit-in in the case if the city fell to the enemy.
Over these many majestic castle and many of the historical events which saw the walls of historic events during different times of the Ayyubid, Mamluk and the time of the French campaign on Egypt in the year 1798, and even took Muhammad Ali Pasha ruled Egypt since restored her prosperity and greatness. Sultan Nasser Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub first thought of building a castle on a hill sound in 572 AH / 1176 AD, where he and his minister Bahauddin Qaraqush Assadi demolition of mosques and tombs that were present on the sound order is building a castle out where workers carved the rock and creating a trench artificially separation of the cliffs about an increase in the voice and power of invulnerability.
Castle Cairo in 1906
Door Mokattam
This is known as the Gate of the door Mokattam to draw close to the tower Mokattam, which dates back to the Ottoman era also known as the Gate of this section of the mountain to its supervision on the door of the cliffs but it is currently known as the Gateway Salah Salem.
The dam of this section at a time, and was a slot rectangular worked in the wall is very thick in the direction of the south tower Mokattam has been added to this section the year 1200 AH / 1785 AD fence with battlements dating back to the era of Muhammad was Pasha who built this place was empty in that time exclusively with what followed from the facilities and there was this door a plaque bearing a foundational text in Turkish Pasha was the name and date of construction of the palace door and the year 1200 AH / 1785 AD currently lost.
And when he took Muhammad Ali Pasha governance and has done renovations to the castle has paved the way from the door of the mountain to the castle mokattam and add Bobsled rising to the top of the cliffs, and it was along this road about 650 meters have now been split this way and cut accidentally Salah Salem Road Railway Misr Helwan Road expressway .
I have missed milestones this Ababa were also demolished a large part of the fence and Cravat, which was topped by was also demolished a large part of the stairs, which was to reach the top of the north wall and tower Mokattam when the incision through the Salah Salem in 1955 and opened the door incumbent who will enter it for the Castle on the one hand, Salah Salem and next to the door, which was built by Mohammed Pasha, this has been the Supreme Council of Antiquities to re-open this door to fit with the historical and cultural stature.
New door
Muhammad began to Pasha in the construction of the new door Year 1242 AH / 1827 AD to be used instead of the door the runway and that the door was GP of the castle established by the Nasser Saladin year 579 AH / 1183 AD have saw Muhammad Ali Pasha that both the door runway and door softening does not mending for the passage of vehicles and guns with he built a calf in lieu thereof new door and paved the way to facilitate the steep climb up to the castle and get off of them, and this road is known today as the new door or street railway quarry.
And the door of the new facets major first, a North and overlooking the street door of the new and railroad quarry is located on the western side of which house the archives of old book box castle door softening and the length of this interface 15.50 meters and a height variable ranging between 16 meters to 20 meters and containing this interface on several architectural details distinctive and adorned with block entrance surmounted by a plaque written inside line area, a senior on the floor of the branches of botanical "Hey Brightening doors" and the bottom of this writing cartouches wrote inside "Racmh Abdul Ghaffar" and is located in Kosty block the entrance medallion circular diameter of 123 centimeters emboss Dakhha symbols of the Egyptian army and units and various weapons in the era of Muhammad Ali Pasha.
Door Wastani
Differed in the naming of this section Balostany While male Casanova in his book 1894 for Castle Cairo or the Citadel he called Balostany because it mediates Aldioanin big Balhouc Royal and two Bureau Qaitbay and the Office of Ghoury, said some researchers that he knew Balostany because he was separated between vestibule Castle GP Maritime - the new door - and the yard, which is located where the mosque al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha has been known that tower as Burj drum major because of the incidence next to the courthouse, which was established by Zahir Baybars, which neglected her during the reign of Qalawun that the new architecture son Nasir Muhammad Ben Qalawoon not to be Dara justice but to be drummers and named Tbelkhana and so named this tower as Burj drum major for being close to the Tabkhanh. We have the Muhammad Ali Pasha to renew this door and the fence that surrounds it though Unknown renew the door Wastani Due to the lack of foundation text or a commemorative plaque by but it is likely that he had renovated it the year 1242 AH / 1826 when renovated to the door of the castle next to the door Wastani in the East.
The door of the castle
He knew the inner door of the castle tower castle door, and it was this door separates the Castle Mountain or fortified military town in the north, between the castle and the city in the south Bowl Currently it is known as the gateway Military Museum.
References :
Castle of Saladin in Egypt - doors
Castle of Saladin in Egypt - towers
Castle of Saladin in Egypt - Antiquities
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