King Sultan al-Ashraf Abu Al-Nasr Bey Mahmoudi established this year 1477 castle in place old Manar Alexandria at the eastern end of the island of Pharos in the late Mamluk state,
It is a separate building 60 meters long, and 50 meters wide, and the thickness of walls 4.5 meters.
This was Al-Manar had been destroyed after an earthquake in 702 days of King al-Nasir Muhammad, who is restored, but it destroyed then after several years until destroyed all its parts Year 777 AH / 1375 AD.
As Sultan Bey visited the city of Alexandria in 882 AH / 1477 AD went to the site of the old Manar and ordered to build on the basis of the old towers later known
Name or bishop Qaitbay Castle construction was completed after two years from the date of construction.
It is a separate building 60 meters long, and 50 meters wide, and the thickness of walls 4.5 meters.
This was Al-Manar had been destroyed after an earthquake in 702 days of King al-Nasir Muhammad, who is restored, but it destroyed then after several years until destroyed all its parts Year 777 AH / 1375 AD.
As Sultan Bey visited the city of Alexandria in 882 AH / 1477 AD went to the site of the old Manar and ordered to build on the basis of the old towers later known
Name or bishop Qaitbay Castle construction was completed after two years from the date of construction.
Because Bey Citadel in Alexandria is one of the most important castles on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea has cared sultans and the rulers of Egypt over historical times
In the Mamluk era, we find Sultan Qansuh Ghouri interested in this castle great interest and increased the strength of its garrison and shipped weapons and gear,
When the Ottomans conquered Egypt used this castle place to Ahamithm and took care to preserve and made denominations of soldiers infantry, cavalry and artillery and various garrisons to defend it and then defend Egypt's northern coast gatewayAs weakened Ottoman castle began to lose its strategic importance and a result of poor defensive garrison it and then managed the French campaign on Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte seized the city of Alexandria in 1798 which led to the seizure and took the rest of Egypt,
Since taking Muhammad Ali Pasha ruled Egypt and work to fortify Egypt and especially coasts North stood renew walls castle and add some business out of the suit and development of defense of the nineteenth century AD was to strengthen the walls and the renewal of buildings and providing guns coastal addition to the construction of many Ataiwabi and forts that spread along the coast Egypt's northern.As the Ahmed Orabi Revolution in 1882 and the results of which were hit the city of Alexandria on 11 July 1882 and then the British occupation of Egypt was vandalized Bey Citadel and cause cracks,
Has been the castle on this case until the Commission for the Conservation of Arab Monuments 1904, the work of many reforms out and do a project to work renovations out based on studies carried out by scientists of the French campaign and published in book Description of Egypt and also by the traveler Cassius in his book of the year 1799 .
Architectural planning of the castle:
Bey Citadel was built on an area of 17550 square meters was built on the walls of the castle area and foreign military AstgamathaIt is a set of walls built to further fortify the castle and the walls is a great Surin of huge stones that surround the castle from the outside and the inside has been prepared to protect the castle,
First Valsor is the outer wall and castle is surrounded on all four sides the eastern Valdila of this fence overlooking the sea and a width of two meters and a height of eight meters
Peppered with no towers The west side is a huge wall thickness is greater than the rest of the castle walls peppered with three round towers and this wall is the oldest remaining parts,The southern side it overlooks the port of East and peppered three round towers and strikethrough door, while the northern side Fatal directly on the sea and is divided into two parts the bottom of it is a corridor large roofed built over the rock directly by several compartments The upper part is a corridor with openings narrow overlooking the sea
The walls of Interior showed the stone and surrounded the tower's main all part except the north and permeates this wall from the inside group of cabins adjacent prepared barracks for Soldiers and are free of any slots except door openings and slots Mzagl allocated to be openings for ventilation of hand and Kfathat to defend the other hand, .The main tower of the castle, it is located North West aspect of the area of the castleThe main tower of the castle is a building of three floors planned square in shape come from every corner of the four corners round tower that rises fromThe surface of the main tower was built the hard limestone tower.
Bey Citadel was built on an area of 17550 square meters was built on the walls of the castle area and foreign military AstgamathaIt is a set of walls built to further fortify the castle and the walls is a great Surin of huge stones that surround the castle from the outside and the inside has been prepared to protect the castle,
First Valsor is the outer wall and castle is surrounded on all four sides the eastern Valdila of this fence overlooking the sea and a width of two meters and a height of eight meters
Peppered with no towers The west side is a huge wall thickness is greater than the rest of the castle walls peppered with three round towers and this wall is the oldest remaining parts,The southern side it overlooks the port of East and peppered three round towers and strikethrough door, while the northern side Fatal directly on the sea and is divided into two parts the bottom of it is a corridor large roofed built over the rock directly by several compartments The upper part is a corridor with openings narrow overlooking the sea
The walls of Interior showed the stone and surrounded the tower's main all part except the north and permeates this wall from the inside group of cabins adjacent prepared barracks for Soldiers and are free of any slots except door openings and slots Mzagl allocated to be openings for ventilation of hand and Kfathat to defend the other hand, .The main tower of the castle, it is located North West aspect of the area of the castleThe main tower of the castle is a building of three floors planned square in shape come from every corner of the four corners round tower that rises fromThe surface of the main tower was built the hard limestone tower.
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