Map: The second stop of our Exploring Stop Nostalgic (ESN) Cairo - Shrine of Qansuh Sa'idPhoto below: Qansuh Sa'id's shrine. Sad to mention, the condition is a bit run down.
Our second stop and visit was the shrine of Qansuh Sa'id located along the al Mahger street 120 meters from Bab al Azab. The shrine was built in 1499. When Qansuh eventually becam sultan, he built another impressive tomb. Sherif parked our car at the junction of the al Mahger street in front of Dar el Mahfouzate Masriya. We were actually lost our track. To get back, Sherif consulted few middle age friendly and helpful Egyptians who were having their shisha and chai or tea at the junction makeshift cafe, while I spending my time exploring the run down shrine. The coverage of our adventure was to explore the outer side of the monuments that we've intended to visit. Nothing much to see though, we spent less than 10 minutes at this stop. We continued our adventure through the el Mahger street and as went deep to the city, the scene of the buildings and curios faces coupled with their sincere smile that we met, made we feel amazed. As if we were sent back to the past. Great.
Photo above: Sherif with the friendly Egyptians at the junction cafe. El Mahger street is on the left side photo - narrow, winding and wet un bitumented road. Photo below: the Dar el Mahfouzate Masriya part of the Salah al Din Citadel's features.
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You should see how they treat the tomb of Sayyida Nafisa and tomb of al-Hafiz Ibnu Hajar al-Asqalani, one is like a palace, the other is like a shed ...
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