Egyptian Architectural Heritage and Revival of Islamic Style “Between the 19th and the 20th century” | ||
| International Journal of Advanced Studies in World Archaeology | ||
| Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2023, Pages 85-105 PDF (1.84 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijaswa.2023.223656.1037 | ||
| Author | ||
| Walaa Eldin Badawy Madbwly* | ||
| The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The mid-19th and beginning of 20th century considered an important and serious turning point in Islamic architecture in Egypt; this historical era in Egypt witnessed the invasion of European influences in various aspects in life (Intellectual, artistic and architectural). Egypt has received a group of disparate and expatriate styles such as Italian, French, English and Greek styles which spread in architecture of Egypt and lead to a decline of Islamic one, But at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century appeared intellectual and cultural lands which called for revival of local heritage and Islamic civilization ,And then appeared a new names of revival of Islamic style such as Islamic Renaissance style or Neo-Islamic style as well as a group of foreign architects as the famous architect Antonio Lassies ,Mario Ressi …..Etc. they admired Islamic Art and turned to apply the architectural and decorative elements of Islamic architecture. This Neo-Islamic style has been affected by styles like Maluku, ottoman and Indian, as well as Moroccan and Andalusian influences have appeared in building designed in this neo-Islamic style. The researcher will study in the paper the reasons for revival of the Islamic style and names of famous architects of this style and building designed in this new style as well as architectural artistic elements that appeared in these building. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Architectural Heritage; Revival - Islamic Style; architect; palace - Historical House Museum - Islamic Heritage | ||
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