The Ancient Walls of Alexandria
The wall of Alexandria was one of the most important monuments of this city, which Alexander the Great built and surrounded it with a huge wall of towers, fortresses and gates to defend it.
The Arab sector included a hundred towers, a very small number remain today, and most of them, especially the inside towers and the large constellations outside and in the corners, are built on one of their own designs.
The West Tower: This tower is distinguished by the variety of stones and architectural elements used in constructions from various eras and dates from the time of Ahmad Ibn Tulun and the subsequent Islamic era. The history of this tower dates back to the time of Ayub based on the quality The stones used for its construction, especially in the semicircular tower, are of the type commonly used at this time and are very similar to those of the Salah al-Din wall in Kai yes.
The East Tower (Al-Zuhri Tower): The first south central Alexandria gate on the east side, located near the Rashid Gate or east door and remains with a section of the tribal fence that is now known as the Alexandria Stadium. stadium huge semicircular tower, Jdrana is scattered with niches and rides and does not hide the importance of this tower especially for the development of Islamic architecture in Alexandria in the Mumbai era and as the second military tower Qaitbay's work stands to this day and is called the Tower of Syphilis in relation to Al Zahri's Tomb. It stands in front of this door and is registered in the year 1951.
Al-Nahasin Tower: This castle was built during the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha, as mentioned in the census presented by Hassan Pasha al-Iskandari and was renewed during the era of Abbas Pasha who was renovated by fortresses and castles in Aleksandr.
A gunpowder depot and the architectural design of the castle were an area of five, but the sides of the castle were destroyed and today only the north and east sides are left and the remains of a trench are left, promoting the northern facade.