Bey Citadel Egyptian

Unknown الاثنين، 1 ديسمبر 2014 0 التعليقات Print

Bey Citadel in Alexandria is one of the most important castles on the Mediterranean coast, has been erected in the old Manar Alexandria place at the eastern end of the island, "Pharos" at the eastern entrance of the harbor, after the demolition of Al-Manar after an earthquake hit the city in 702 AH days Sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun.

Castle has received considerable attention over the centuries because of its military importance. When taking the Mamluk Sultan ordered judgment "Qansuh Ghouri," increase the power of the protective gear and weapons, while the Ottoman felt threatened, punished by hanging and that anyone who violates the orders of the Sultan. After the success of the Ottomans to enter Egypt, the Ottoman military cared to preserve them and made the communities of the soldiers, infantry, cavalry and a group of blowers trumpets and architects, but the weakness of the Ottoman Empire and the erosion of the Sublime Porte, Castle lost its importance is no longer like the former.

During the French campaign on Egypt castle fell into the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte soldiers, as a result of the weakness of its garrison, prompting the "Muhammad Ali Pasha" to renovate the castle cracked buildings and given her coastal guns. But returned to the fracture and destruction, while the English fleet Alexandria hit in 1882, most recent comprehensive sabotage in the castle, where the western facade completely destroyed and the fort remained neglected to 1904, where he attracted interested in Islamic monuments in Egypt and worked hands reform.

The Castle "Bey" built on 17550 thousand square meters, surrounded by walls and fortifications of war and multiple towers. The main tower in the north-west side, and the tower is a huge square building of three floors, with the castle building consists of three floors.

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