Two lesser-known Egyptian legacies have been put on the World Monuments Fund watch list
Two of Egypt’s heritage sites — a 50-year-old village built by a famous architect, and an 800-year-old mosque built of mud and salt — are in danger of decay, according to the World Monuments Fund (WMF).
–snip– The WMF’s newest project is the Blue Mosque in Cairo. Built in 1347 by Amir Aqsunqur, it is the largest mosque in Bab El-Wazir and an exceptioanl example of early Mamluk religious architecture. During restoration in 1652, the mosque’s sanctuary was redecorated with blue Iznik tiles, hence the name the Blue Mosque. Parts of the mosque were endangered after the 1992 earthquake and the building was in a general state of disrepair. Moisture around the foundation, corrosion on the decorations and theft of tiles from the qibla all threaten the site. The project, funded in part by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Historic Cairo, is expected to be completed by 2012.
Source: http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8721
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