Al Atharlina AL-SHURAFA’ SHRINE CONSERVATION PROJECT - Al Atharlina
Dec 2019
- Mar 2021
Conservation and rehabilitation
COMPLETED
AL-SHURAFA’ SHRINE CONSERVATION PROJECT
December 2019 – March 2021; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt Al-Shurafa’ shrine is one of the forgotten ...
About The Project
December 2019 – March 2021; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt
Al-Shurafa’ shrine is one of the forgotten monuments, located in al-Hattaba neighborhood in Historic Cairo near the Citadel. A Mamluk building currently used as a shrine, its main room must have functioned as a sabil for the dispensation of water.
Conservation activities included: historical research and detailed documentation, cleaning and site preparation, stone masonry conservation, roof works, and tiling. Excavations within the sabil space uncovered a water storage and dispensing system.
This conservation project comes in parallel to the urban regeneration plan for al-Hattaba prepared by Athar Lina, which proposes the reuse of al-Shurafa’ as the flagship space within a craft and design centre.
Nov 2013 – Dec 2015; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt with additional funding from the Barakat Trust – ...
ONGOING
Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
Conservation and rehabilitation
AL-SHURAFA’ SHRINE CONSERVATION PROJECT
December 2019 – March 2021; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt Al-Shurafa’ shrine is one of the forgotten ...
About The Project
December 2019 – March 2021; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt
Al-Shurafa’ shrine is one of the forgotten monuments, located in al-Hattaba neighborhood in Historic Cairo near the Citadel. A Mamluk building currently used as a shrine, its main room must have functioned as a sabil for the dispensation of water.
Conservation activities included: historical research and detailed documentation, cleaning and site preparation, stone masonry conservation, roof works, and tiling. Excavations within the sabil space uncovered a water storage and dispensing system.
This conservation project comes in parallel to the urban regeneration plan for al-Hattaba prepared by Athar Lina, which proposes the reuse of al-Shurafa’ as the flagship space within a craft and design centre.