Al-Ghouri Agency is considered as a school for reviving artistic heritage, and it works to raise and prepare new generations of craftsmen who are able to carry the banner of the artistic heritage of the country and continue to dive into the Egyptian immortal and unique river of creativity.
This famous architectural group is located on Al-Moez Street, known as Al-Ghurya. It was established by the Sultan Al-Ghuri, one of the Sultans of the Circassian Mamluks, between 909-910 AH / 1504-1550 AD.
Also, Al-Ghouri Commercial Agency is located on Al-Tblita Street in Al-Azhar, adjacent to Al-Ghury Architectural Group. The agency is a residential-commercial facility that has been used as a shelter for merchants from various regions, and the residential part is separated from the commercial in consideration of privacy. This agency manifests the masterpieces of wood and stone arts in the late Mamluk era by roofing residential spaces, providing room and hall openings with mashrabiyas and wooden windows executed in a lathe style, with Sultan Ghori (seal of the Sultanate) with the stone facades of the first floor, with the interface of the external agency distinguished using the famous stone method ( The exchange of stone colors) and its entrance, which reflects exquisite decorative elements in the relief of prominent and sunken stone.
Al-Ghouri Agency includes ten artisan departments at the present time and seeks to increase it with new sections to revive a number of crafts exposed to extinction, namely (Arabic script – fine carpentry – mother-of-pearl inlay – engraving on copper – tent decoration – stained glass plaster – folk jewelry – engraving on wood – Oyama – Unloading in minerals and woods – folk and traditional costumes).
Travel to Egypt to visit the Egyptian temples and pyramids to learn more about the mythology and hundreds of Gods worshipped by the Pharaohs who were very much like humans they loved and hated, they felt jealous and fought and died during an amazing myth full of joyful, action and dramatic events that inspired modern movie directors and producers to create world-famous movies about the grandeur of the Pharaohs and the Gods they worshipped. Spend a few days to visit Abydos, Giza, Luxor, Aswan to see the tombs of the Pharaohs adorned with very clear, detailed and beautifully painted scenes of the various deities of ancient Egypt as well as many other sites, cities, adventures and things to do in Cairo, you can try and book one of our range of Egypt tours and Egypt Travel Packages many privately guided groups of Cairo day tours from airport and Egypt day tours to explore the capital city of Egypt, Cairo you can check a lot of Egypt itineraries or go on one of our full Cairo Day tours like:
– Cairo Tours | Cairo Day Trips | Cairo Excursions | Cairo Sightseeing Tours | Things to do in Cairo.
Comments