Bazaraa wikala “Bazar’a Caravanserai, Wikalat Bazar’a” in Cairo, Egypt
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Bazaraa wikala Facts
Bazaraa Agency is located in Al-Tambakshiya Street in the heart of Al-Gamaleya district, in the Al-Azhar Mosque district in Cairo.
It is also considered one of the most famous important archaeological agencies that were built in Egypt before, and that was during the Ottoman rule, specifically in the late 11th century AH, equivalent to the 17th century AD.).
The planning of that agency called Bazra’a had been based on the existence of a basis for planning inside, where a number of elements in that agency and its units were arranged around a large courtyard or a rectangular but open courtyard, according to the specific shape or style that was prevalent in the Mamluk era..
This agency actually consists of two parts: the first part is commercial, as it includes all the shops arranged around the courtyard on the ground and first floors, with a number of shops that actually overlook the main facade of the agency on Al-Tambakshiya Street for those on the ground floor..
The second part of the fellowship is a residential wing that actually consists of two floors above those quotients, and then each separate residential unit consists of a first floor with an entrance and a bathroom and also a small kitchen and both a staircase and a hall for receiving guests and living but it is considered to be two floors high.
The agency has approximately two entrances. The first entrance is considered the main entrance that leads you to the agency’s courtyard, while the second is a private entrance that leads you to the residential units above, but it is never connected to the courtyard..
It is possible to ascend directly to all of these residential floors through it, and this is considered a consideration of privacy, and at the same time it has made it possible to separate the commercial movement from all the movement of the residents..
The most important feature of Bazaraa Agency
One of the most important features of the main facade of the agency area is the mass at the entrance, as it is approximately 5.40 m wide and is crowned by a semicircular arch, but it is composed of a number of stone cymbals..
It also tops the entrance block, which has an opening, but it includes the main door, which consists of two wooden leaves, but they are completely devoid of any kind of decoration..
It also surrounds the entrance block with the main door in the agency, which is a specific type of decoration that was widespread only in the Mamluk era and the Ottoman era, by using the letter m and writing it in a somewhat geometric way, and here we find that it has formed a group of hexagonal ms..
Residential neighborhoods in Bazara Agency
As for those residential parts with their annexes located in the agency, they actually overlook the courtyard through the presence of a number of openings in the windows, each of which closes on each opening separately..
This opening is a window or a screen made of turned wood, or a wooden mashrabiya also made of turned wood. Each separate mashrabiya carries a large group of wooden cables..
These very strong stones were used in the construction of the ground floor and the first floor of the agency only, as they are load-bearing walls..
The rest of the agency’s floors were built of red brick, which is a red brick or tile, and then covered with a large, thick layer of lime or (limestone).).
What is the price of a visit ticket for Egyptians?
The fee for a visit to Bazara Agency for adults is: 10 Egyptian pounds.
The fee for a visit ticket to Bazara Agency for Egyptian students is: 5 Egyptian pounds.
What is the price of a visit ticket for foreigners?
Bazara’a Al Moez Agency ticket fee: 40 Egyptian pounds
If the visitor is a foreign student, the entrance fee is: 20 Egyptian pounds.
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