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6月25日 Gayer-Anderson MuseumFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gayer-Anderson Museum is located in Cairo, Egypt, adjacent to the Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood. The museum takes its name from Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson Pasha, who resided in the house between 1935 and 1942 with special permission from the Egyptian Government. It is noted for being one of the best preserved examples of 17th century domestic architecture left in Cairo, and also for Gayer-Anderson's vast collection of furniture, carpets, curio, and other objects.
History
The museum consists of two houses built using the outer wall of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun as support. The larger house, located to the east (the outermost side in relation to the mosque) was built in 1632 (1041 AH) by Hajj Mohammad ibn al-Hajj Salem ibn Galman al-Gazzar. It later came into the possession of a wealthy Muslim woman from Crete, and the home became popularly known as Beit al-Kritliyya, or "House of the Cretan Woman." The second house, to the west (the innermost side in relation to the mosque) was built in 1540 (947 AH) by Abdel-Qader al-Haddad. It later became known as "Beit Amna bint Salim," after its last owner. The two houses were joined by a bridge at the third floor level at an unknown point, and are both collectively known as Beit al-Kritliyya. The construction of private homes against the outer wall of a mosque was common practice, with access to both the homes and mosque via narrow streets. It was reported that in the early 20th century, the mosque of Ibn Tulun could not be seen from the outside due to the houses. In 1928 the Egyptian government began to clear the homes, many of which were in very poor condition, away from the mosque as part of a plan to make important Islamic monuments more accessible. The Committee for the Conservation of Arab Monuments objected to the demolition of Beit al-Kritliyya, however, on the grounds that the home was extraordinarily well preserved. The home was kept intact, and repairs were made to the side walls to strengthen them after the neighboring houses were torn down.
In 1935, Major Gayer-Anderson, a retired collector and self-described Orientalist, was granted permission to reside in the house, which had just been restored. Gayer-Anderson oversaw the installation of electricity and plumbing, and the restoration of fountains, pavements, and other parts of the interior of the home. He populated the building with his personal collection of art, furnishings, and carpets. In 1942, Gayer-Anderson was forced by ill health to leave Egypt, and he gave the contents of the house to the Egyptian government. King Farouk gave him the title of Pasha in return. Gayer-Anderson died in England in 1945, and is buried in Lavenham, Suffolk.
The James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me was partially shot in the museum, in the ceremonial reception hall and the rooftop terrace.
Legends of the house
A number of legends are associated with the Beit al-Kritliyya, which were collected by Gayer-Anderson and published as Legends of the House of the Cretan Woman. Among the legends are:
The house was built on the remnants of an ancient mountain called Gebel Yashkur, the "Hill of Thanksgiving." It is believed that this is where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Deluge described in both the Bible and Qur'an, and that the last of the floodwater was drained through the well in the courtyard of the house;
Moses was spoken to by God on this spot; The house is protected by a shaykh, Haroun al-Husseini, who is buried under one of the corners of the house. He is said to have blinded three men who attempted to rob the house, who stumbled around the house for three days and nights until they were finally caught; The well in the house is said to possess miraculous qualities - for example, a lover gazing into the water would see the face of his or her sweetheart instead of his/her own reflection. Visitor information
The Museum is run by the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The Gayer-Anderson Museum is located adjacent to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun off of 'Abd al-Magid al-Labban (Al-Salbiyya) Street in Sayyida Zeinab, Cairo. It is most conveniently reached by taxi. The nearest station on the Cairo Metro, the Sayyida Zeinab station, is approximately 1 km to the west. The museum entrance can be reached through the main entrance to the mosque, or through a separate entrance toward the rear of the complex.
In 2005, entrance fees were LE 30 for foreign adults, LE 15 for foreign students, and LE 2 for Egyptian nationals. 6月15日 $$$منذ فترة ظهرت مشكلة كبيرة في العملة الصعبة خصوصا بعد انهيار الجنيه امام الدولار بالضربة القاضية, فاجتمعت هيئة الحشاشين الحكومية لمناقشة القضية
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- ايه اللي حصل للجنيه ده؟.. دي عمرها ماحصلت ******** قام عضو متشدد دينيا وقال: ******** قام رئيس الحشاشين وقال: ******** وتم الاتفاق علي أن تطبع الحكومة شوية دولارات تفك بيهم زنقتها.. وبعد أن طبعت كمية تجريبية جئنا بخبير عالمي في التزييف والتزوير ليبدي ملاحظاته على الدولار المصري إن ما تحقق على أرض مصر هو إنجاز غير مسبوق تاريخيا , والدولار المصنوع محليا متقن للغاية وممكن يغش أي هاو ولكن هناك عدة ملاحظات بسيطة يجب مراعاتها في الطبعة الثانية وذلك للوصول بالانتاج المصري من الدولار إلى الكمال أولاً: لا يوجد عملة قيمتها تسعة دولار غير هذا لايوجد فرق بين الدولار الأمريكي والدولار المصري وربنا يوفق بلدنا للخير دائما ******** وحين يتم طبع الدولارات الجديدة (وهذا بيني وبينكم) يمكننا الإبلاغ عن الحكومة بتهمة إصدار عملات مزيفة, وبكده نرتاح من الحكومة لمدة عشرين سنة بالميت.. قولوا آمييييين
- د.تامـر أحمـد - 6月14日 DawnDear diary, I am on board the elGouna transport bus headed for Cairo and due to arrive at 6 am God willing. It is a first for me but what can I say? Technology is no longer impressive, it is just more usable. I had flown in from Cairo last Saturday on board the new EgyptAir Express airlines who offer cheap rates on internal and mediteranian flights together with (and I must admit) perfect up to date customer service response whether by phone (call 1717) or in person. The only thing I don't like is the restriction they made not allowing tickets priced less than 300 pounds tobe booked by phone or internet, that is you have to go to their offices and do it the old fashioned way!! Any way things were more or less calm, pretty uneventful after the stormy last week session, no big deal apart from the crushing hot weather we've been having lately. I had some interesting cases and was joined by Wael Maher the Radiologist one day after my arrival together with Amr Ismail the dentist so we were forming a small friendly group by the club house pool daily. Today I watched the breath taking documentary prepared by the crew of the satellite TV show (ten in the evening - Al-ashera Massaa) with their lovable anchor Mona elShazly about the 40th anniversary of the six day war waged by Israel against Egypt, Syria, Jordan and the Palestinian people. In the movie they interviewed Colonel Osama Sadeq a veteran of both the six day and the yum kipur wars (1967 and 1973). The guy wrote a book about his experience in the six day war, what he saw as he retreated across Sinai and how he and his men faced death dozens of times, no words can explain or convey the horror and utter pain that any war could inflict of humanity, and he was going further telling us how these few days pushed him to the limits of insanity, disbelief, indifference; then determination, hope, struggle and faith. He is a wonderful true Egyptian hero and I'd love to read this book of his to know more about the true heroes of this dreaded war. Also they interviewed Salah Eissa, AbdulRahman elAbnoudy and many others who helped in recreating the sentiment of this earthquake that once shook the very foundation of our world as they knew it and still shapes many of their generation's fears and insecurities. "My you never live to see a day like this my girl, may you not taste what we had to endure, ... Defeat is sooo bitter" Quote from the Documentary I was watching this programme with my next door neighbour in elGouna, her ex husband was a POW in the same war, she was so moved by what we saw, well every body was really. I went up, packed my stuff and headed down to catch my bus. ~Peace 6月9日 ولقد اتخذت قرارا,& I took a decision
Quote from my diary, one year ago.
ولقد اتخذت قرارا,& I took a decision 6月6日 Cairo-elGouna-Cairo-elGouna-Cairo-elGounaWell, I arrived here at elGounaon Sunday night, and I am packing my bags to head back to Cairo after a couple of hours from now, God willing; I am supposed to assist Dr.Mohamed elBeltagy in an aneurysmal surgery tomorrow at 9:am after which I am supposed to take on a shift at MSUH till Saturday morning where I am due at surgery again for a deep temporal glioma. On Sunday; God willing, I will head back here to elgouna just to pack on wednesday etc.....
It has been quiet as far as work is concerned here the past couple of days, the extremely hot weather and the sand storms have kept patients at home it seems and given me some time to relax, I went to the club house daily, had my mixed salad and diet coke, swam a little and got myself a bit of a light tan. I comemorated the 40th anniversary of the 1967 war by staying at home and watching the spectacular Mona elShazly who showed a very intreguing programme about the misleading role of the media that time.
Any way, I've got to go; pray for me to get there safely for the wind and the sand storms are making the roads a mess out there.
~Peace 6月5日 The reopening of the Suez Canal 32 years on
Quote from my diary, one year ago The reopening of the Suez Canal (32) For those who died to give us life
Quote from my diary one year ago For those who died to give us life يوم هوت مدينة القدس , The Day Jerusalem Fell 40 years on
Quote from my diary, one year ago. يوم هوت مدينة القدس , The Day Jerusalem Fell (40) 6月3日 From Nasseer Shamma to ManasterlyDear diary,
Long time no write indeed, what can I say, I think my ink is running a bit dry these days, maybe it's exhaustion, the weather or simply just a blank going through my head.
Well well well, where to start? I arrived in Cairo on Friday May 25th, at 7 am, headed straight to bed only to wake up at 5 pm, went to have a hair cut (wa more like Robinsn Crusoe really) then went on to Zamalek to meet my fellow Flickerians in elSawy Culture wheel in Zamalek, we were set to attend a concert by the brilliant Iraqi lute player Nasseer Shamma performing with his emerging school of Lute, Qanoon and Nay players. At exactly seven I was there joined by Ahmed AbdulKawi, Ahmed Margoshi, Shereen Mohammed; soon enough Sylvia arrived with Rania el Sayed, Sandra, Ghada and Jihanne.
1,2,3 ... On time ladies and gentlemen, the humblest most lovable performer you can ever see, with a quiet decent tone, this genius of a musician who has revolutionised the arabic musical instruments introduced us to an enriching and seductive evening of dream mixed with excellence and passion. No words could accurately convey what one feels towards music, it goes into places that are always unattended by ordinary sentiment, all what I can say is that I was very very happy, and very very grateful for my friends who told me about this event. After the performance was over we headed off to Coffe Roastery as usual to grab a bite, chit chat a little about history, politics, arts, music and many other things, we meet nw people every day, and for a change, we love them too.
On Saturday I had surgery as usual, operated on a case of L4-L5 disc prolapse, went smoothly, then went on to meet Mahmood elsobky my dear friend and banknotes dealer who sold me a few wowish notes that I literally carried along everywhere I went throughout the week!! Went back home for the night then returned to work at the fourth floor on Sunday. It was one hectic shift I have to admit; but I managed through. Monday was brilliant where Dr. William Welsh the world famous spine surgeon was paying a visit to our hospital, I got to assist him in operating on a patient with double level compression dorsal spine fractures, it went superbly fine, later on I got to meet Dr.Walid Taha, a wonderful Law scholar that was introduced to me by my wonderful mentor Mr. Max Karkegi. The days to follow were uneventful apart from attending the weekly scientific conference of our department where Dr. Welsh gave a wonderful talk about odontoid fractures and so. On Friday I was rejoined by my fellow flickerians on yet another excursion where we visited the beautiful Manasterly Palace Salamlek, the Um Kalthoum Museum and the famous Cairo Nilometer.
It was one day to remember where we first ventured into the Museum accompanied by a very nice guide, I have to say that this museum is very well put together, a great deal of art, technology and professional design went into this museum that exhibits some dresses, some medals, some personal items and dozens of photographs of the late Super Singer. With the audiovisual aids, the duoRama, the cinema hall and the mamoth collection of books and articles put together. Impressive yes, touching? Definitely; for me at least.
After that we went on to see the famous Cairo Nilometer, it was beautiful, in perfect shape, with golden decorations of extraordinary detail, we went down the well and enjoyed the atmosphere of a beautifully maintained piece of our dear dear history. We took many shots then moved on to see the Manasterly palace Salamlek, I have to say that five years ago when I first visited this complex I was amased at it's beauty, but yesterday I was amased even more, it is funny how some extra information, a few white hairs and a pinch of excitement can add to your enjoyment of anything. Photography wasn't allowed inside unfortunately, but I got some stomach cramps when I saw some water leaks, cracks in the pain and faing in the colours, this beauty of a creation was wilting quicker than ever and it needs attention or we are going to lose it like we lost the bigger more majestic haramlek before.
Soon enough the calls for prayers came from the mosque withing the grounds, we went in to pray, and unsuspecting as ever I walked in to find that "AbdulRahman Ibn Auf, Radya Allah Anh" one of the companions of the prophets had a shrine there, I completed the prayers then went back to the garden where we lazed in the warm sunrays by the nile bank on some wooden benches, suddenly life froze and we were so much into enjoying the quietness and solitude of this sanctuary on the tip of an Island in the middle of the river Nile going through the heart of Cairo.
Finally we got ourselves together, went to have lunch at a lebanese restaurant in Mohandessin (Called Man'ousheh, I like it for some odd reason!!) had a wonderful talk together about what we saw and learnt then parted and went to our homes beat as ever and dying to sleep.
NExt trip set to be at the Muhammad Ali Palace in Chubra, wish us good luck.
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