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Bey Citadel

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 - Set up this fortress of Sultan Malik al-Ashraf Abu Al-Nasr Qaitbay Mahmoudi year (882 AH) corresponding (1477 AD), the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria place

"Historically established that the Lighthouse of Alexandria, who was of the Seven Wonders, has been established in 280 BC in the era of Ptolemy II, was built by architect Greek Sostratus and had a length of one hundred and twenty meters makes it the highest building in his day, and was Manar consists of four sections, the first is a square shaped base where many of the windows open, and has about 300 rooms equipped habitable technicians operators Manar and their families. the second floor was octagonal, and the third round finally come Manar where settle lantern lighting source in the al-Manar summit surmounted by a statue of the god of the sea and earthquakes when the Greeks - Bossa Idon- "

 Which destroyed 702 years after its devastating earthquake that occurred in the reign of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad at the eastern tip of the island of Pharos.

- And when he visited the Sultan Bey city of Alexandria a year (882 AH) corresponding (1477 AD) went to the location of the old lighthouse and ordered to build on the old basis of a tower, later known as Bey Citadel was the completion of construction two years after the construction of any year history in 1479 AD, and was the cause of Alexandria interest in the large number of direct threats to Egypt by the Ottoman Empire, which threatened the entire Arab region.

- Because Bey Citadel in Alexandria is one of the most important castles on the Mediterranean coast was interested by the sultans and rulers of Egypt over the historical times, and made the communities of the soldiers infantry, cavalry, artillery and various garrisons to defend them and then defending Egypt Gate in the northern coast.

- Bey Citadel was built on an area of ​​17,550 square meters has been built on this space Foreign castle walls and Astgamadtha warship It is a set of walls built to increase the castle immunization and these walls is a Surin major of huge stones that surround the castle from the outside and the inside prepared to protect the castle: -

* First Valsor is the outer wall and the castle is surrounded on all four sides east Valdila of this wall overlooking the sea and a width of two meters and a height of eight meters and peppered any towers The rib-west is a huge wall of a thickness greater than the rest of the castle walls peppered with three round towers and longer this wall the oldest remaining parts, while the southern side it overlooks the eastern port and peppered with three round towers and strikethrough the door, while the northern side Vital directly on the sea is divided into two parts the bottom of it is a large corridor roofed built over the rock directly with several compartments while the upper part is a a corridor with narrow openings overlooking the sea.

* And fences Interior has shown of stone and surrounded the main tower of all his part, with the exception of the northern side and permeates this wall inside a group of adjacent rooms prepared barracks for enlisted and is free of any openings except for door openings and slots Mzagl earmarked to be openings for ventilation on the one hand and Kvthat to defend the one hand other.

* The main tower of the castle, it is the northern prefecture west of the castle area of ​​the main tower of the castle is building a three-story layout square shape emerges from every corner of the four circular tower pillars rising from the surface of the main tower was built tower limestone hardwood.

- Reach inside the tower through the main entrance has located south ribs where this entrance leads to the inside of the tower, which consists layout of three floors, each different from the other in planning and height ground Vtabak occupied by the mosque Annex castle The second floor Veugd by several different compartments in the space The third floor Veugd by several small similar compartments separated by corridors.