The first picture of Tahrir Square after placing the rams and the Pharaonic obelisk
Followers on the social networking site "Facebook" circulated a recent picture of Tahrir Square after its development, where the Pharaonic obelisk and the 4 rams are shown, in preparation for the passage of a motorcade of royal mummies to be transported from the Egyptian Museum to Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.
Tahrir Square is one of the most famous and largest Egyptian squares and the beating heart of Cairo, as it has gone through many stages since its inception to the present day, and it has witnessed many important historical events in the life of Egypt and Egyptians, and as a result of its historical importance it has, it has recently undergone a comprehensive development process to be A global tourist destination that reflects the historical development of Al Mahrousa, as part of the country's plan to highlight Egypt's unique civilization to the world.
In this regard, the Media Center of the Council of Ministers published a video highlighting the development work in Tahrir Square, as part of a series of videos highlighting the most important projects for the development of Greater Cairo in general.
The video showed the great development work that Tahrir Square has witnessed, as the state seeks, through what has been implemented, to highlight the unique treasures that the ancient civilization of Egypt possesses, in addition to emphasizing the importance of reaching the square to its best image, and beautifying the square, to be a new shrine. Within the archaeological and tourist attractions in the city of Cairo, explaining that the development work began in September 2019 and took 10 months, at an estimated cost of approximately 150 million pounds.
The video stated that the development of Tahrir Square and the Khedive Cairo comes within a larger strategic goal, which is to restore the heritage, cultural and tourism role of Cairo, as the development project included a number of axes, the first axis included removing all billboards above the building facades, with standardizing the color of the shops, in addition to To update the lighting system in it to fully show the features of the field, especially after installing the Pharaonic obelisk and rams.
The video explained that the second axis of the square's development axes included the development of the main square of the square, "the Chinese field", which is the most important part of the development project. The squares of the world, in addition to installing 4 pharaonic rams on the bases assigned to it next to the obelisk to give the character of the Pharaonic civilization to the square, in addition to the three-level fountain around the obelisk to give an aesthetic appearance to the square, in addition to providing appropriate numbers of seats and sessions for citizens throughout the square, in proportion to With its traffic volume.
And monitoring the video, that the third axis of the field’s development included the development of pedestrian paths, which would facilitate the passage of citizens in specific places, and aesthetic and historical touches were added by increasing the green areas and providing various types of Pharaonic crops such as olive trees. And in order to suit the landmarks of the historical field.
The video highlighted the reactions of a number of citizens about the development work that the square witnessed, and who confirmed that the square has become a distinct cultural façade, especially after the operation of the integrated lighting project in the square, which added an aesthetic and historical dimension to it, in addition to praising the Pharaonic obelisk and the four archaeological rams, and the level of cleanliness On which the field appears.
It is noteworthy that the tasks of managing the field were assigned to one of the specialized companies, in order to manage all aspects related to the field and deal decisively with any violations to preserve the development work achieved, and at the same time ensure the continuation of this civilizational project for decades in its current aesthetic position.
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