3960 x 5940 px | 33,5 x 50,3 cm | 13,2 x 19,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
11 febbraio 2010
Ubicazione:
Saladin Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
Altre informazioni:
The Saladin Citadel is built on the Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, and is a famous tourist attraction. It is a well preserved site, with mosques and other buildings. Saladin is the most famous historic Arabic ruler, and he fortified this citadel in the 12th century to protect it against attack. The Citadel was build to be the heart of a defensive fortification, and was the center of Egyptian power till the 19th century, when the power was moved to the Abdin Palace in the 1860's. The Citadel contains 3 mosques, and some museums.The Citadel provides a great view of the city of Cairo. The original aim of Saladin was to build a wall that would encompass both Cairo and Fustat. The wall took a number of years to build. As an effort to provide water to the Citadel, Saladin had also built a deep well, the Well of Joseph (can still be seen today), and from there, the water was moved all over the Citadel. Then, another ruler, al-Nasir Muhammed improved the water system and also constructed the mosque, the Mosque of Nasir in the year 1318. Another mosque was built between the years 1828 and 1848, called the Mosque of Muhammed Ali, and is located at the highest point of the Citadel. This mosque replaced the earlier Mosque of Nasir as the state mosque. In addition, there are 2 other mosques located in the Citadel. This photo shows a tower inside the Saladin Citadel, close to the entrance of the Citadel, and with a lightning rod at the top.
