Built in the 1100s by Saladin, the massive Citadel of Cairo was the seat of government and residence of the various rulers in Egypt for centuries all the way until the 1800s.
In addition to its large...
How other Egyptian cities urban looks compare to El Cairo?; I'm thinking Edfu maybe, has lesser of a modern/functionality architectural motifs and still has traditional grounds that'd been standings since times of the elders themselves...