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The
Sabil
of
Muhammad
Ali
is
considered
one
of
the
architectural
examples
that
carried
imported
influences
on
Islamic
architecture,
as
its
visitor
notices
the
European
imprint
on
its
decoration.
The
largest
and
most
famous
of
the
avenues
is
the
Muhammad
Ali
Sabil,
located
in
the
Al-Aqqadin
area
at
the
head
of
the
Rum
neighborhood,
branching
off
from
Al-Mu'izz
Lidin
Allah
Al-Fatimi
Street,
close
to
the
Al-Muayyad
Sheikh
Mosque
in
the
Al-Ghuriya
neighborhood,
and
100
meters
away
from
Bab
Zuweila
gate,
where
Sultan
Tuman
Bey,
the
last
Mamluk
sultan,
was
hanged.
Egypt
The
sabil
was
established
by
Muhammad
Ali
Pasha,
the
governor
of
Egypt
between
the
years
1805
-
1848,
as
a
donation
for
the
soul
of
his
son
Ismail
Pasha,
who
died
in
Sudan
in
1822.
The
facade
of
the
sabil
is
covered
with
local
marble
with
various
inscriptions
and
inscriptions,
and
is
composed
of
4
sides,
each
of
which
is
covered
by
a
cast
copper
window
containing
oval
designs
interspersed
with
securitization.
Different
and
special.
These
sides
were
covered
with
marble
from
the
bottom
to
the
top,
and
the
edges
of
the
window
arches
were
decorated
with
leafy
decorations
similar
to
ornamentation.
Each
window
was
surmounted
by
a
plaque
written
in
the
Ottoman
language,
and
topped
with
an
arch
with
decorations
inside.
The
whole
was
covered
by
a
wooden
flap
decorated
with
gilded
decorations.
He
broke
the
Mamluk
architectural
tradition
that
extended
for
many
centuries,
and
by
establishing
this
path
he
inaugurated
a
completely
new
style.
He
chose
a
prominent
location
in
the
active
commercial
area
on
Al-Mu’izz
Lidin
Allah
Al-Fatimi
Street.
He
explained
that
he
chose
to
build
a
building
of
this
size
and
luxury
to
highlight
his
political
authority,
and
the
panels
engraved
with
Ottoman
writing
on
the
facade
display
poetic
verses,
and
the
name
of
Mahmoud
II,
Sultan
of
the
Ottoman
Empire
at
that
time,
of
which
Egypt
was
a
part,
and
Muhammad
Ali
was
its
governor,
and
he
was
greatly
influenced
by
Turkish
and
European
architecture
in
designing
this.
The
way.
In
order
to
further
distance
it
from
the
traditions
of
the
Mamluk
era,
no
book
was
built
above
the
path,
but
rather
a
dome
covered
in
lead
was
built,
similar
to
many
buildings
in
the
capital
of
the
Ottoman
Empire.
The
building
was
crowned
with
a
shining
crescent
painted
with
gold,
and
the
doors
of
the
main
entrance
were
cast
in
pure
bronze.
Water
for
Muhammad
Ali
was
kept
in
a
huge
underground
cistern,
9
meters
deep,
covered
with
9
stone
domes,
and
its
walls
lined
with
impermeable
mortar,
similar
to
ancient
Roman
buildings,
and
it
was
fed
with
water
by
pipes
filled
with
waterwheels
set
up
on
the
Egyptian
Gulf
that
ran
through
the
city
at
the
time.
The
capacity
of
the
tank
is
455
thousand
liters,
enough
to
fill
one
and
a
half
million
cups
of
water.
People
who
drank
from
the
sabil
usually
left
token
coins
in
gratitude,
and
many
of
them
were
found
during
the
restoration
under
the
steps
according
to
popular
custom.
European
influences
appeared
clearly
and
deeply
in
most
of
the
interior
parts
of
the
building,
the
inscriptions
and
the
interior
buildings,
and
everything
that
the
sabil
contains
confirms
that
it
is
a
unique
work
of
art
at
that
time,
and
adds
many
new
arts
and
architectural
models
at
that
time
to
Cairo,
its
buildings
and
its
landmarks.
Personal
opinion:
It
needs
some
external
renovations
and
maintenance,
and
there
are
no
vendors
at
the
entrance
to
the
road,
which
is
the
possibility
of
outdoor
photography
and
viewing
the
creativity
in
the
design.
