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The Fouad Street
The construction of the Fouad Street dates from 331 BC. during the Ptolemaic era, it is therefore considered the oldest road in the world and was named "Canopic Road" as it was covered with marble pillars from beginning to end. It was then named Rashid Road after the Islamic conquest of Egypt. From the Rashid Gate to the ancient Arab walls and then east to the Abu Qur suburb, its name was converted to Fouad Street, after King Fuad and is named Road Gamal Abdel Nasser, as it is an extension of the road to freedom (Abu Qir Street).
Most of the Fuad Street buildings are of Greek style blended with Italian art, architecture (Florence) and the French and English architectural style dominated by the form of street houses which were known for the layout of the houses in which the artists from Europe and Egypt have raced to live in their homes for more than 100 years, as if built yesterday.
Fouad Street has received no fame from anywhere, it is an open-air museum containing more than 50 historic buildings, such as two buildings that received the award for the best design of the facade by the Alexandria City Council and is a Trac Pass building founded by Greek in the last century, The other is the "Fumarole" building, and most of the houses in it were converted into embassies and consulates, while the old restaurants and cafes, as they were, kept their names in street history.

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