Wasila House “Beit El Sit El Wasila, Waseela Hanem House Architecture” in Cairo, Egypt
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Beit Al-Sett Wasila is originally an ancient house and one of the most famous Islamic archaeological sites in Egypt, but it is somewhat old and was located directly behind Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo Governorate..
Wasila House Facts
This unique house is distinguished by its beautiful design and magnificent construction. It also represents a unique model of how house architecture was built during the Ottoman era..
This historic house is currently affiliated with the General Fund for Cultural Development, which is affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
It is also considered an archaeological and cultural landmark, sometimes called at that time the House of Poetry..
History of Beit Sit Wasila
Beit Al-Sett Wasila was built specifically in the year 1646 AD, and was built by the brothers Abdul Haq and Lotfi, the sons of the noble man Muhammad Bey Al-Kanani..
They built this unique house in the heart of Atfet El Aini Street, located directly next to the house of Abdel Rahman El Harawy. It is also located approximately a few meters away from the area where Al-Azhar Mosque is located..
It also indicates that the founding text of the place was found on the roof of the seats present in this house, and that its actual and first founder was Hajj Abdul Haq and his brother Hajj Lutfi..
But the ownership of this great historical house was transferred from one person to another until its keys finally fell into the hands of Mrs. Wasila, who was called Khatun bint Abdullah al-Bayda Mu’taqqa. She is also considered to be the last person to have inhabited this house, and therefore the house was known by her name and was then attributed to her..
Architecture and design of Beit Sit Wasila
This unique house in Cairo was designed like most of the old Islamic houses that were built at that time.
As it sought in its design a number of important matters, the most important of which is maintaining privacy and then respecting the sanctity of that house..
As it is actually designed in such a way that its people and residents can see that person who comes to visit them or upon them, and at the same time no one outside it or in the street can succeed in spying or even detecting the movement of the crowds of women in the house.
It was that unique or Islamic design that was followed in the construction of the Hamit of those houses at that time, so its entrance was somewhat broken so that it could never hurt the guests present in any separate corner of the corners of this house.
Restoration of Mrs. Wasila’s house
In fact, the magnificent and specific restoration of this magnificent house was finally completed in 2005..
During the restoration work, the missing part of the old bathroom in that house was found, which is indeed considered to be the unique bathroom of its kind.
It is also one of the most important, and even the most beautiful, of the baths designed according to the ancient Islamic architecture system.
The bathroom consists of two spacious rooms, and its ceiling was decorated with a number of very distinctive and wonderful decorations on its walls made of white marble..
What is the price of a visit ticket for Egyptians?
Adult visit ticket fee: 10 EGP
The visit ticket fee for Egyptian students is: 5 Egyptian pounds.
What is the price of a visit ticket for foreigners?
Visit ticket fee: 40 EGP
If the visitor is a foreign student, the entrance fee is: 20 Egyptian pounds.
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