Bey Citadel

This castle was fouded by Sulta Al-Ashraf Abu Al-asr Qaitbay Al-Mahmoudi, he is the 41st kigs of Turk i Egypt ad the fifteeth of the kigs of the Circassias. He was admitted to the Sultaate i 872 AH / 1467 AD ad died i 901 AH / 1495 AD , Ad was buried i his school i the desert i Cairo The Sulta Qaitbai traveled to Alexadria i the sprig of the first year i 882 AH / 1478 AD ad headed towards the old Maar, which was built o the basis of a great tower. I the moth of Shaaba i 884 AH / 1479 AD, the Sulta retured to Alexadria to see the tower Which he created there ad has bee completed. The fortress was built to fortify the city of Alexadria ad protect it from exteral aggressio, especially from the Ottoma state, which bega to chage the directio of its coquests from Europe to the Islamic East. Sulta Qaitbai tried to fortify the Egyptia storages ad bega buildig may ew castles. The castle cosists of a rectagular area of ​​150 m × 130 m surrouded by the sea o three sides ad the castle has a mai etrace i the south-west i the form of two towers i the form of three quarters of the circle ad the castle of Sura represet two defese rages, ad has attached to the castle mosque i the orth-east cosists of a hall It is surrouded by four ios ad a huge water storage tak is available for the residets of the castle