00:00One of Cairo's most treasured Islamic landmarks has reopened after an extensive restoration.
00:07The mosque mausoleum of a malloc sultan underwent two years of conservation work,
00:14including repairs to its stonework and iconic dome,
00:17helping preserve a masterpiece of medieval Islamic architecture.
00:23Sultan Qayt Bey was a great patron of architecture.
00:26He had buildings all over Egypt and beyond Egypt,
00:30and this complex is one of the examples of the beautiful architecture that he was responsible for.
00:40The restoration also uncovered the monument's original colors and intricate decorative details
00:47after extensive cleaning inside and out.
00:50Funded by a grant from the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation,
00:54the project cumulated in an official reopening ceremony
00:58attended by Egypt's tourism and antiquities minister, Sharif Fatih.
01:07We care about all kinds of antiquities.
01:10The state is looking at the antiquities of the history of Egypt
01:14and the history of humanity in general,
01:17and spares no efforts in restoring and preserving the monuments,
01:21even the monuments that tourists don't use in,
01:24restore many parts of Egyptian heritage and Egyptian history.
01:30Dating back to 1474,
01:33the Sultan Qawb-e Mosk Mausoleum
01:35remains one of Cairo's finest mumlock architectural treasures.
01:40Fortn Platecnic
01:40Dating back to 1474,
01:41the Sultan Qawb-e Mosk Mausoleum
