Bab al-Wazir explained

Bab al-Wazir - the Minister's Gate - was one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Cairo. It was finished in 1341 by a vizier of Sultan An-Nasir Muhammad and demolished in 2013.[1]

It was part of the Ayyubid-wall in the Darb al-Ahmar district of historic Cairo next to Aqsunqur Mosque and gave Bab el-Wazir street its name.[2] Also located in the vicinity is the Bab al-Wazir Cemetery, which contains a number of Mamluk mausoleums and structures, including the restored Mausoleum of Tarabay al-Sharifi. There are plans to restore the gate.[3]

References

  1. https://allafrica.com/stories/201305280999.html Bab Al Wazir Historic Gate of Cairo Bulldozed.
  2. http://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/1229?lang=en-us The gate of Bab al-Wazir.
  3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.archnet.org/system/publications/contents/5452/original/DPC2197.pdf?1384793106 Cairo: Urban Regeneration in the Darb Al-Ahmar District.

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