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Egypt · Art & Architecture · Hard
What is the name of the Fatimid-era gate in Cairo's northern wall, built in 1087 by three Armenian architects from Edessa, that incorporates classical Roman stone blocks in its lower courses?
Answer: Bab al-Futuh — Bab al-Nasr ('Gate of Victory'), built by the Armenian brothers in Fatimid Cairo, reused massive dressed-stone blocks from Pharaonic and Roman structures and features distinctive round towers with arrow slits, showing direct influence from Byzantine military architecture.
- A Bab Zuweila
- B Bab al-Futuh ✓
- C Bab al-Nasr
- D Bab al-Bahr
Bab al-Nasr ('Gate of Victory'), built by the Armenian brothers in Fatimid Cairo, reused massive dressed-stone blocks from Pharaonic and Roman structures and features distinctive round towers with arrow slits, showing direct influence from Byzantine military architecture.