General Egyptian Warehouses Reviews

Historic place of the most beautiful places in Alexandria

It gives an idea of the military life conducted in that place, although this is a nice place, large and with a beautiful view of the city of Alexandria.

The roof is closed and the children were very upset from the visit

The vendors who are around the castle have greedy raheeibe

A very important historical place that need a lot of attention from goverment

Nice view, the museum is not good, but the castle itself is very beautiful.

The end of exploitation and mismanagement of the place and even the sea was obscured by mountains of concrete blocks

Qaitbay means nautical is one of the beautiful places I visited in Alexandria

An important landmark of Islamic landmarks in Alexandria

In Alexandria, you must visit the place, of course, even if 10 minutes

Castle description:

This castle takes the form of a square with an area of 150 m * 130 m, surrounded by the sea on three sides. This castle and contain the fences and the main tower. walls divided into two, internal and external . the internal wall contains the soldiers barracks and weapon store. As for the outer wall of the castle, it contains defensive towers on the four sides that rise to the level of the fence, with the exception of the eastern wall, which includes defensive holes for soldiers.
The main tower in the inner courtyard takes the form of a large square castle with a length of 30 meters and a height of 17 meters. The castle consists of three floors. In the four pillars of the tower there are semi-circular towers that end from the top with prominent balconies that include openings for archery at two levels. The first floor occupies the castle mosque, which consists of a nave Four iwans and defensive lanes allow soldiers to pass through easily during the defense operations of the castle. The mosque had a minaret, but recently collapsed.
As for the second floor, it contains corridors, halls, and interior rooms. The third floor includes a large room (the seat of Sultan Qayt Bay) in which he sits to see ships on a day march from Alexandria covered by a cross cellar. Also on this floor there is an oven for preparing bread made of wheat, as well as a mill to grind the grain for the soldiers residing in the castle. Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri renewed the castle and increased its protection. This castle was neglected during the period of the Ottoman occupation of Egypt.

This fortress was established by Sultan Al-Ashraf Abu Al-Nasr Qaitbay Al-Mahmoudi in the year 882 AH / 1477 AD, the site of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria at the eastern end of the island of Pharos at the end of the Mamluk state.
This lighthouse was destroyed in the earthquake of 702 AH during the days of King Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun who ordered its restoration, but it was destroyed after that several years until all its parts were destroyed in 777 AH / 1375 AD.
When Sultan Qaytbay visited the city of Alexandria in the year 882 AH / 1477AD, he went to the ancient site of Al-Manar and ordered that on his old foundation he build a tower known later as the Qalbiyat or Tabiah Qaytbay and the construction was completed two years after the date of construction.
Because the Qait Bey Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important castles on the coast of the Mediterranean, it has been cared for by the sultans and rulers of Egypt throughout the historical ages. A place for their protection and took care to preserve it and made by it sects of infantry, cavalry, artillery and various garrisons to defend it and then defend the gate of Egypt on the northern coast. And the city of Alexandria in 1798 AD led to the seizure of it and took over the rest of Egypt, and when Muhammad Ali Pasha assumed the rule of Egypt and worked to fortify Egypt, especially its northern coasts, he renewed the fortress walls and added some works in it to suit the defensive development of the nineteenth century AD represented in strengthening Its walls, renovating its buildings and providing it with coastal cannons, in addition to building many of these buildings My blocks and forts that spread along the northern coast of Egypt.
And when the Ahmed Orabi Revolution took place in 1882 AD, one of the results of which was to strike the city of Alexandria on July 11, 1882 CE, and then the English occupation of Egypt, the Qaitbay Castle was destroyed and cracks were created in it. He made several reforms with it and undertook a project to carry out renovations on it, based on the studies carried out by the French campaign scholars published in the book Describing Egypt and also carried out by the traveler Cassius in his book in the year 1799 AD.

Excellent archaeological place with sea view
Hard masterpiece

A relaxing place at night and tranquility is a masterpiece

Excellent place to be. Entry ticket is sixty ep. If the crowd is less, you will be able to spend some quality time inside, especially looking at the Mediterranean sea. You will see the king's style of managing his battalion and the enemies. From top of the fort, you can have a look at the back and see endless waves breaking. Mind-blowing

The best place, actually it's the only place that has a friendly officers. Historical, totally recommend it

This castle was built, which is one of the largest castles and forts in Egypt during the Mamluk era during the reign of Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Qaitbay in the year 882 AH and ended in two years 884 AH on the ancient island of Pharos, the place of the lighthouse northwest of the city of Alexandria. Average

A magnificent historic site but maintenance is not enough.

The ultimate in beauty, beauty and amazing building

Qaitbay Castle is one of the most famous historical sights in the city of Alexandria, located on the Mediterranean Sea near the Museum of Marine Biology.

fantastic place ,
See the Sea of Alexandria and the boats from above

you can enjoys the cool breeze from the Mediteranean sea..

The museum contains only dead fish, and is very small. It is cheap though, and kids liked it.

The place is currently being developed ... am very suitable for the family ... and in the evening in front of the castle ... the only drawback is the many cafeteria chairs on the sea

An interesting fortress on the foundations of a lighthouse, one of the 7 wonders of antiquity.

It is a very beautiful fortification built on the side of the Mediterranean Sea. You can go up to the second floor and take photos of the sea or the fort.

A historic place that is very nice to sell. The Egyptians had an experience in engineering and military plans

The air is a masterpiece. Do not visit the ship's space.

This place is a forgotten treasure. Needs alot of work from the government side to shine again. was lucky to capture lots of good photos in there. Enjoyed the view and the atmosphere the most.

A great place to stroll and enjoy the sea view from the farthest point on the Mediterranean in Alexandria

Drink milk with cinnamon at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea !!

Sweet for photography and landscapes, but the best ride a flock and look at the castle from the sea

I visited the castle in 2008
This castle is located at the end of Pharos Island in the far west of Alexandria. It was built in the place of the old lighthouse of Alexandria which was destroyed in 702 AH following the devastating earthquake that occurred during the reign of Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun. From its construction in 884 AH.

Very beautiful archaeological site
Signature photography can be taken in it

The atmosphere there is very sweet, it is calm and quiet, filming there is very sweet, it was a sweet experience

Parking is not easy, crowded of students at morning, you can enjoy around citadel at evening

An incredible place, full of history, with a view of the beautiful city and the Mediterranean sea.

The weather in the winter is more than wonderful. The ticket is 20 and his order is 5. Not insisting 40

Truh waxing beautiful .... Truh night splendor .... Truh in the summer fun ..... Truh winter is the coolest and most beautiful

Nice view of the sea, but the fortress itself nothing extraordinary.

The fortress was built on the site of the once existed Alexandria lighthouse, at one time it was destroyed, so now it is almost a remake. The ticket is not worth your money. There really is nothing to do there, except for a walk along the fortress wall. Many empty rooms, people and nothing else.

Emblematic place to visit, it is a landmark of Alexandria with a lot of history. On holidays and weekends it is usually quite crowded, but it has incredible views of the sea.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, popularly known as the Pharos lighthouse, was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. It was built by Ptolemy1 and Ptolemy2, around 300BC to guide sailors to the harbour, over the rough sea. The tower was said to be 100m high. It was destroyed by an earthquake around 1300AD. The Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay is said to have reconstructed it about 100 years later.
Even today, you can see parts of the old structure, which was used by the Sultan to construct the A lot of the other structures have been reclaimed by the sea.
You can take a walk down the seafront to approach the citadel. There are a number of seafood restaurants nearby. We had lunch in one of them before we walked to the fort.
There are a number of rooms inside but they are empty, nothing to see but the magnificent views from the top.
Tickets are LE 60, with concession for students. The washrooms are just about fundamental, but then you would need only about an hour here. We spent 2hrs here enjoying the sunshine and the views of the sea and city.