Carriage Museum (Egypt)

Museum in Cairo, Egypt

The Royal Carriages Museum (Arabic: متحف المركبات الملكية) is located at the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, in front of Suleiman Pasha Mosque. The museum was inaugurated in 1983, then it was re-inaugurated after its renovation in 2013. Further restoration took place from 2017 and the museum was reopened again in 2021.[1] It houses a collection of unique Royal Carriages attributed to different historical periods, from the reign of Khedive Ismail until the reign of King Farouk,[2] in addition to other collection of unique antiques related to the carriages.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Marie, Mustafa (June 20, 2021). "Egypt's Royal Carriages Museum renovated, reopened at a total cost of L.E 63 M". EgyptToday. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
2. ^ "Carriage Museum - Cairo, Egypt Attractions". Lonely Planet. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
3. ^ "متحف المركبات الملكية". Discover Egypt's Monuments (in Arabic). July 11, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

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Islamic Cairo

Northern part|

| Gates|

* Bab al-Barqiyya
* Bab al-Futuh
* Bāb al-Naşr
* Bab al-Wazir
* Gates of Khan al-Khalili
* Bab Zuweila

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Main streets|

* al-Muizz Street (Qasabah Street)
* Bayn al-Qasrayn

Mosques and religious structures|

* Al-Azhar Mosque (see also Al-Azhar University)
* Al-Hakim Mosque
* Al-Hussein Mosque
* Mosque of Almalik al-Jukandar
* Madrasa of Tatar al-Hijaziya
* Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque
* Aqmar Mosque
* Church of the Virgin Mary
* Complex of Amir Qurqumas
* Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay
* Complex of Sultan al-Ghuri
* Complex of Sultan Qalawun
* Khanqah of Baybars II
* Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq
* Khanqah-Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay
* Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad
* Madrasa-Mausoleum of as-Salih Najm ad-Din Ayyub
* Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab
* Mosque of Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar
* Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad
* Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay
* Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq
* Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar

Others|

* Al-Azhar Park
* Bayt al-Suhaymi
* Beshtak Palace
* Hammam of Sultan Inal
* Khan el-Khalili
* Qasaba of Radwan Bey
* Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda
* Wikala and Sabil-Kuttab of Sultan Qaytbay
* Wikala of al-Ghuri
* Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay

Southern part|

| Main streets|

* Salah al-Din Square
* Saliba Street
* Al-Darb al-Ahmar
* Qasaba of Radwan Bey (Tentmakers' Street)

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Mosques and religious structures|

* Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque
* Al-Rifa'i Mosque
* Amir Khayrbak Funerary Complex
* Aqsunqur Mosque (Blue Mosque)
* Juyushi Mosque
* Lulua Mosque
* Madrasa of Sarghatmish
* Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban
* Madrasa of Uljay al-Yusufi
* Madrasa of Amir Sunqur Sa'di (Mausoleum of Hasan Sadaqa)
* Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya
* Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
* Mausoleum of Tarabay al-Sharifi
* Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu
* Mosque of Amir al-Maridani
* Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar
* Mosque of Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi
* Mosque of Ibn Tulun
* Mosque of Khushqadam el-Ahmadi
* Mosque of Mahmud al-Kurdi
* Mosque of Muhammad Ali
* Mosque of Qani-Bay
* Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi
* Mosque of Qaytbay (at Qal'at al-Kabsh)
* Mosque of Sulayman Pasha
* Mosque of Taghribirdi
* Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
* Sayeda Aisha Mosque
* Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque
* Sayyidah Zainab Mosque
* Sultaniyya Mausoleum
* Tomb of Salar and Sangar-al-Gawli

Museums|

* Al-Gawhara Palace
* Amir Taz Palace
* Carriage Museum
* Egyptian National Military Museum
* Gayer-Anderson Museum

Others|

* Amir Alin Aq Palace
* Bayt al-Razzaz Palace
* Bayt al-Sinnari
* Cairo Citadel
* Cairo Citadel Aqueduct
* Hosh al-Basha
* Maristan of al-Mu'ayyad
* Palace of Yashbak
* Qasaba of Radwan Bey (Tentmakers' Street)
* Sabil-Kuttab of Qaytbay

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