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Citadel of Qaitbay قلعة قايتباي
Alexandria, Egypt
Closeup of the Citadel of Qaitbay
Type
Mamluk citadel
Height
17 metres (56 ft)[1]
Site information
Condition
Intact; converted into a Maritime Museum
Site history
Built
1477; 547 years ago (1477)
1805 (renovations)
1984 (restorations)
Built by
Qaitbay (1477)
Muhammad Ali Pasha (1805)
Egyptian Antiquities Organization (1984)
Demolished
1882 (severely damaged during the Bombardment of Alexandria)
Events
Orabi Revolt, Bombardment of Alexandria
Ceiling in Qaitbay Citadel, AlexandriaSide view of Qaitbay Citadel
The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD (882–884 AH) by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay.[2] The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour.[3]
^The Citadel of Qaitbay Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^Pradines, Stéphane (2016). "The Mamluk Fortifications of Egypt". Mamluk Studies Review. XIX: 25–78. doi:10.6082/M1XS5SJQ.
^"Alexandria's Fort, Qaitbay Citadel's Amazing View". egyptolution.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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