Citadel of Saladin in Cairo, Egypt. Built by Saladin in the period 1176 to 1183, using prisoners of Norman. Added to Muhammad Ali mosque. Was the seat of power in Egypt since the time of Saladin (1183) until the transfer of Khedive Ismail, the seat of government to Abdeen Palace, which was built for this purpose in the contract of 1860. Saladin Castle is located in the neighborhood of the castle - Department of Caliph - has been erected on one of the hills are separated from the cliffs on the outskirts of Cairo.
The Citadel of Salah al-Din in Cairo of the most prestigious castles of war, which was built in the Middle Ages Vemoqaha strategist of the first degree as provided by this site of the importance of defense 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 the castle and the city in the state of siege, as they will become the last bastion of a sit-in case if the city fell to the enemy
Over these many majestic castle and many historic events which saw the walls of different historical events through the ages Ayyubid, Mamluk and the time of the French campaign on Egypt in the year 1798 AD, and even took over the rule of Mohammed Ali Pasha, Egypt, where he restored her prosperity and greatness. The Sultan al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub first thought of building a castle on a hill voice in in 572 AH / AD 1176, where he and the minister Bahauddin Qaraqush Asadi demolition of mosques and tombs that were on the sound so that is building a castle, where it is the workers carved the rock and the creation of a trench artificially separation of the cliffs on the sound increase in immunity and strength.
The doors of the castle
· Door Mokattam
This section was known as the door to draw close to the Mokattam Mokattam tower, which dates to the Ottoman era as defined by this section as the door of the mountain to his supervision at the door of the cliffs but it is now known as Salah Salem.
This section was known as the door to draw close to the Mokattam Mokattam tower, which dates to the Ottoman era as defined by this section as the door of the mountain to his supervision at the door of the cliffs but it is now known as Salah Salem.
The dam section at a time, and was a slot rectangular worked in a wall is too thick in the direction of the south of the tower Mokattam has been added to this section the year 1200 AH / 1785 AD wall with battlements dating back to the era of Muhammad was Pasha who built in this place that was empty in the that time exclusively with what followed from the facilities and there was this section on 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 a while now
When he took Muhammad Ali Pasha, governance and has done renovations to the castle has paved a path from the door of the mountain to the castle Moqattam and add slide upward to the top of the cliffs and the length of this road about 650 meters the road has been split this way and made the road Salah Salem road and railway Egypt, Helwan and road traffic accidents .
I have lost features of this Ababa was also demolished a large part of the fence and Cravat, which was topped with was also demolished a large part of the stairs, which was to reach the top of the fence north and Tower Mokattam when a road Salah Salem in 1955 and opened the door the current that enters from the castle on the one hand, Salah Salem and next to the door, which was built by Mohammed Pasha, this was the Supreme Council of Antiquities to re-open this door to a position commensurate with the historical and cultural.
· New section
Muhammad began to Pasha in building the new section year 1242 AH / 1827, to be used instead of the door of the runway and that the door is GP of the castle established by the Nasser Salah al-Din year 579 AH / 1183 AD has seen Muhammad Ali Pasha, that both of the door of the runway and the door of the Janissaries not Asalehan for the passage of vehicles and guns with he built the calf instead of the new door and paved the way to facilitate the steep ascent to the castle and down this road is known today as the new section or street railway quarry.
Muhammad began to Pasha in building the new section year 1242 AH / 1827, to be used instead of the door of the runway and that the door is GP of the castle established by the Nasser Salah al-Din year 579 AH / 1183 AD has seen Muhammad Ali Pasha, that both of the door of the runway and the door of the Janissaries not Asalehan for the passage of vehicles and guns with he built the calf instead of the new door and paved the way to facilitate the steep ascent to the castle and down this road is known today as the new section or street railway quarry.
The door of the new facets major first, a North and overlooking the street door the new railroad quarry is located on the western side of Archives ancient book box castle and the door of the Janissaries and the length of this interface is 15.50 meters and a height variable ranging between 16 meters to 20 meters and contain this interface on a number of architectural details distinct and adorned with block entrance surmounted by a plaque written inside the line area leading on the floor of the branches of plants, "O deoppilant doors" and the bottom of this writing the cartouches wrote inside "Racmh Abdel-Ghaffar," and is located in Kosty block the entrance medallion circular diameter of 123 centimeters decorated Dakhha symbols of the Egyptian army and units and the various weapons in the era of Mohamed Ali Pasha
· Door Wastani
Differed in the naming of this section Balostany while said Casanova in his book 1894, the Cairo Citadel, or Castle of the mountain that he named Balostany since it mediates Aldioanin big Balhouc Royal and two office Qaitbay, the Board of Ghoury, said some researchers that he knew Balostany because it separates the vestibule of the castle GP marine - new section - and the yard which is located the mosque al-Nasir Muhammad and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha was known of the tower as Burj drum major because of incidence near the House of Justice established by al-Zahir Baybars, which neglected her during the reign of Mansur Qalawun that the new architecture son Nasir Muhammad Ben Qalawun not to be a house of justice, but to be drummers and named Tbelkhana so-called Tower of the tower as drum major for being close to Tabkhanh. The Mohamed Ali Pasha, the renewal of this door and the fence that surrounds it though unknown date to renew the door Wastani due to the absence of the text of a constituent or a plaque by it is likely that it had Btgadh year 1242 AH / 1826, when renewed for the door of the few next to the door Wastani in terms East.
Differed in the naming of this section Balostany while said Casanova in his book 1894, the Cairo Citadel, or Castle of the mountain that he named Balostany since it mediates Aldioanin big Balhouc Royal and two office Qaitbay, the Board of Ghoury, said some researchers that he knew Balostany because it separates the vestibule of the castle GP marine - new section - and the yard which is located the mosque al-Nasir Muhammad and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha was known of the tower as Burj drum major because of incidence near the House of Justice established by al-Zahir Baybars, which neglected her during the reign of Mansur Qalawun that the new architecture son Nasir Muhammad Ben Qalawun not to be a house of justice, but to be drummers and named Tbelkhana so-called Tower of the tower as drum major for being close to Tabkhanh. The Mohamed Ali Pasha, the renewal of this door and the fence that surrounds it though unknown date to renew the door Wastani due to the absence of the text of a constituent or a plaque by it is likely that it had Btgadh year 1242 AH / 1826, when renewed for the door of the few next to the door Wastani in terms East.
· The door of the castle
He knew the door of the inner gate tower Qkulah few, and this was the door separating the Citadel or fortified military town in the north and the Royal Castle and the city in the south but it is now known as the gate Military Museum
He knew the door of the inner gate tower Qkulah few, and this was the door separating the Citadel or fortified military town in the north and the Royal Castle and the city in the south but it is now known as the gate Military Museum
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