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  2. List of Egyptian castles, forts, fortifications and city walls

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    Western tower of the Greek & Islamic town wall, Alexandria, Egypt Western tower, remains of the Hellenistic & Islamic city wall, Alexandria, Egypt Western tower of the Greek town wall, Alexandria, Egypt. Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria; Fortification of Bab Rosetta, Alexandria [27] Qaitbey Citadel, Rosetta (known as Fort Julien)

  3. Ishtar Gate - Wikipedia

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    It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city. The original structure was a double gate with a smaller frontal gate and a larger and more grandiose secondary posterior section. [2] The walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities (also made up of coloured bricks) in low relief at intervals ...

  4. List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky. [1] There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

  5. Cairo Citadel - Wikipedia

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    The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين, romanized: Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers.

  6. Fortifications of Cairo - Wikipedia

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    Bab al-Futuh, one of the two preserved Fatimid gates in the northern city walls, dated to 1087. The fortifications of the historic city of Cairo, Egypt, include defensive walls and gates that were built, rebuilt, and expanded in different periods. The first set of walls were built during the foundation of Fatimid Cairo in the 10th

  7. Babylon Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Babylon lay northeast of Memphis, on the east bank of the Nile, and near the commencement of the Canal of the Pharaohs connecting the Nile to the Red Sea.It was the boundary town between Lower and Middle Egypt, where the river craft paid tolls when ascending or descending the Nile.

  8. A 'stunning' discovery: Rare and expensive blue room ... - AOL

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    POMPEII, Italy — Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.. Describing it as a ...

  9. Bab Zuweila - Wikipedia

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    Cairo was founded in 969 to serve as the new capital of the Fatimids right after their successful conquest of Egypt. The original walls of the city and their gates were built in mudbrick. The southern gate was called Bab Zuwayla, also known as Bab al-Qus, and it was originally located at a site about 100 metres (330 ft) north of the current ...