Cairo, 16 June 2015 -The restoration of the Tarabay al-Sherif Complex and 1.5 kilometres of the historic Ayyubid wall were inaugurated today by the Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh El Damaty, the Governor of Cairo, Galal Said, and Luis Monreal, General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Both the Ayyubid wall and the Tarabay al-Sherif monuments are part of the broader urban generation projects begun in 1984 when the Aga Khan Award for Architecture sponsored a symposium in Cairo entitled “The Expanding Metropolis: Coping with the Urban Growth of Cairo”. At that time, His Highness the Aga Khan offered to create a park for the citizens of the Egyptian capital.
Both projects are part of the much larger urban regeneration programme undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture with the support of the Egyptian government, the Governorate of Cairo, the Supreme Council of Antiquities and other partners.
More: www.akdn.org – AhramOnline: Governor announces renovation initiative in Old Cairo – AKDN in Egypt: Historic Cities Programme
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