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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Bab Zuweila
Work_PrefTitle
Bab Zuweila
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Bab Zuwayla
Work_AltTitle
Bab Zuwayla
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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View of the archway and opening above where the Sultan would watch the annual pilgrimage caravan to Mecca
Image_Title
View of the archway and opening above where the Sultan would watch the annual pilgrimage caravan to Mecca
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Egyptian (modern))
Agent_Display
unknown (Egyptian (modern))
Creator
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Location:
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site: Cairo, Urban, Egypt
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Cairo, Urban, Egypt
Location
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Date:
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1087-1092 (creation); 2002 (restoration)
Work_DateDisplay
1087-1092 (creation); 2002 (restoration)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Egyptian (modern); Islamic
Work_Culture
Egyptian (modern); Islamic
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Fatimid
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fatimid
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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city gate
Work_Worktype1
city gate
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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fortification
Work_Worktype2
fortification
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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architecture
Work_Classification
architecture
Classification
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Material:
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stone
Work_MaterialDisplay
stone
Material
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling)
Technique
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; gateway; arch
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
architectural exteriors; gateway; arch
Subjects
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Description:
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Bab Zuweila is a medieval gate in Cairo. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city, and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid Cairo dating from the 11th and 12th century. It was constructed between 1087-1092, and the minarets of the mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh were added in the years 1415 to 1420. In 2002 the 900-year-old fortified gate was restored with funding and technical assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development and its contractor, the AmericanResearchCent er in Egypt (ARCE). (Source: USAID [US Aid from the American People website]; http://www.usaid.gov /)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Bab Zuweila is a medieval gate in Cairo. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city, and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid Cairo dating from the 11th and 12th century. It was constructed between 1087-1092, and the minarets of the mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh were added in the years 1415 to 1420. In 2002 the 900-year-old fortified gate was restored with funding and technical assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development and its contractor, the AmericanResearchCent er in Egypt (ARCE). (Source: USAID [US Aid from the American People website]; http://www.usaid.gov /)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module One
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module One
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A3-I-E-BAQ-A4
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A3-I-E-BAQ-A4
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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