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The size and simple design show the high skill level of Egyptian design and engineering on a large scale. [27] The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was probably completed c. 2580 BC, is the oldest of the Giza pyramids and the largest pyramid in the world, and is the only surviving monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. [28]
The houses form one building used to be distributed around one open courtyard and each house had a private staircase from the courtyard to the upper floors. The design had two apartments per floor and each apartment was built on a small lot of land. Al-Sitt Sakna house is an example for this type. [8]
The Cairo Tower, a 187-meter tall observation tower with a lotus-motif design, was built between 1955 and 1961 [99] and designed by Egyptian architect Naoum Shebib. [100] It was the tallest all-concrete structure in the world upon completion [99] and it is the most recognizable symbol of post-1952 Egyptian architecture. [100]
The Egyptian House at Moulsford, Berkshire. Sited on the Isis, close to Oxford, Sphinx Hill was built in 1998–99 by to the designs of the architect John Outram. [43] The design provides a modern rendering of Egyptian motifs. The house is constructed in blockwork, with precast concrete "beam & pot" floors.
Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt. It is attributed generally to the public awareness of ancient Egyptian monuments generated by Napoleon 's invasion of Egypt in 1798, and Admiral Nelson 's defeat of the French Navy at the Battle of the Nile later that year.
The use of urban planning in ancient Egypt is a matter of continuous debate. Because ancient sites usually survive only in fragments, and many ancient Egyptian cities have been continuously inhabited since their original forms, relatively little is actually understood about the general designs of Egyptian towns for any given period.
The Halawa House or Agamy Beach House is a house located in Agami, Egypt that incorporates traditional Islamic and Egyptian prototypes. The project was completed in 1975 by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and was among the first recipients of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1980. [1] It is named after the project's client, Esmat Ahmed Halawa.
Bayt al-Razzaz (Arabic: بيت الرزاز) is a mansion in the heart of medieval Cairo, Egypt, constructed from the late 15th century through the late 18th century.The 190-room urban palace in the Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood of medieval Cairo was abandoned in the 1960s, but a restoration project rehabilitated the eastern building between 1977 and 2007.