Thursday, March 11, 2010

Al Azhar Park Cairo, Egypt


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"The creation of the 30 hectare (74 acre) Al-Azhar Park on Al-Darassa, by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, came when his highness the Aga Khan decided to donate a park to the citizens of  Cairo in 1984, out of the Islamic belief that we are all trustees of God’s creation and therefore must seek to leave the world a better place than it was before us. This decision was made during the 1984 conference “The Expanding Metropolis: Coping with Cairo’s Urban Growth.”
"Before work started, Al Darassa was a municipal rubbish dump. The builders had to clear a 500-year-old accumulation of fill and debris, the equivalent of more than 80,000 truckloads of Part of the ancient wall of Salah el-Din restored in the Al-Azhar Park material which built up here over the centuries. While the sit was being prepared major discoveries were made. 
These included the discovery of the 12th century Ayyubid city wall of Cairo that was built during the reign of Salah el-Din, as well as some valuable stones with hieroglyphic texts." 

6 comments:

  1. Amazing photos, and such a contrast between the old and new. The new park is lovely.

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  2. My eyes got absolutely lost in those buildings. Great shots. Great post.

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  3. MYMARACAS
    This park is beautiful and it's big. Great place to walk and relax, enjoy being out...

    TATTYTIARA
    Lost in a park. I hope you find the way out of there... :)

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  4. Wow. Thank you for taking me to Egypt today. Nice little escape.

    Stopping by from SITS.

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  5. That was so funny with the birds sitting outside the house and then one flying in to the house like it owned the house.

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  6. TINA LANE
    you're welcome! :)

    CHROME3D
    There was somebody inside the house, maybe she/he gave them something to eat...

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