Salah El-Din’s Citadel
The Citadel is one of Cairo's main attractions and probably the most popular Islamic moment in Cairo. Salah El-Din built it in 1176 AD, it was the place of most Egypt’s rulers for 700 years between the 9th and 12th century. Mohammed Ali was the last ruler in the citadel.
The Military Museum
The
Military Museum is located on Salah Salem Street inside Salaheddin Citadel. It was
opened in 1949. The museum was dedicated to the residence of Muhammad Ali Pasha
and his family. It contains several halls that appear the military history of
the Egyptian army from the beginning of the Pharaonic era to the modern era.
Mohamed Ali Mosque
The Mosque
of Muhammad Ali is located inside the citadel of Salah Aldin. It is also known
as The Alabaster Mosque as its interior and exterior walls are amazingly coated
with alabaster. The mosque was built by Mohamed Ali Pasha between 1830 and
1848. It contains also the tomb of the Mohamed Ali Pasha.
Al-Gawhara Palace
El
Gawhara Palace is located in the Southern Section of Saladin Citadel in Cairo and the entrance to the museum is located in front of the
main entrance to the magnificent Mosque of Mohamed
Ali. El Gawhara Palace was built mainly to be a home for Muhammad Ali wife and
it was established in 1814. The palace,
is a beautiful example of Ottoman architecture with strong European influences.
The palace was named after Gawhara Hanem, the last of Mohamed Ali’s wives.
The Archaological Garden Museum
It
is located in the citadel of Salah al-Din. The museum is built on an area of
9000 meters. The museum contains columns, crowns and decorations from the
Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman eras. It also contains a collection of tombstones
with written inscriptions in kufi, doors and historical memorial plates.
The National Police Museum
The
National Police Museum is located on the northwest side of the citadel of
Saladin. The Police Museum was opened in 1406 AH / January 25, 1986, to include
some popular heroes like Adham al-Sharqawi and the officers of the battle of
Ismailia. Also, it contains some Egyptian criminals.
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The Royal Vehicle Museum
The
museum is located inside the citadel of Salah Al-Din, and it was opened in 1983.
The museum is a single hall displaying eight vehicles that participated in
official events in Egypt during the reign of Mohammed Ali's family. The most
important one of these vehicles is which was acquired by the Empress of France
(Eugenie) to participate in the opening ceremony of the Suez Canal on 17
November in 1869.
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