Bab al-Futuh
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Bab al-Futuh is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the old city of Cairo, Egypt. It is located at the northern end of al-Mu'izz Street. The other two remaining gates are Bab al-Nasr in t
Bab al-Futuh
Stonework details of the gate
Details above the gate
Blind arch with "cushion" voussoirs on the inner side of the flanking towers
Fortifications of Cairo
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The fortifications of the historic city of Cairo, Egypt, include defensive walls and gates that were built, rebuilt, and expanded in different periods.
Bab al-Futuh
…Bab al-Futuh (Arabic: باب الفتوح, lit. 'Conquest Gate') is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the old city of Cairo, Egypt. It is located at the northern end of al-Mu'izz Street. The other two remaining gates are Bab al-Nasr (Victory Gate…
Northern section of the city walls between Bab al-Nasr and Bab al-Futuh, dating from the late 11th century Fatimid reconstruction
Part of the eastern city wall, dating from the Ayyubid period (12th–13th centuries) and excavated in the last few decades (as seen from al-Azhar Park)
Bab al-Nasr, one of the northern city gates in the Fatimid walls, dated to 1087