Bab Zuwayla — Fatimid gate of Cairo with the twin minarets of the Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Mosque
Islamic Heritage
2000s

conservation of the 11th-century fatimid gate

Location

Historic Cairo, Egypt

Period

2000s

Role

Conservation Architect

Client

American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) / Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities

Project Description

Comprehensive conservation of Bab Zuwayla, one of only three surviving Fatimid gates of medieval Cairo (1092 AD). Funded through a USAID–Egypt Antiquities Programme, the project addressed structural consolidation, stone conservation, and public access restoration.

Key Achievements

  • Full documentation and condition survey of the Fatimid gate complex
  • Stone-by-stone conservation of the twin minarets of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Mosque
  • Public access restored to the gate roof and towers

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al-salihiyya complex

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