Source: CCTV.com
02-27-2009 08:57
The creation of Cairo's largest open green space out of a former rubbish dump is paving the way for a wider regeneration programme. As well restoring the run-down, adjoining neighborhood, ancient buildings are being put to new use. The project has created jobs, and is also enhancing international cultural collaboration between Egypt and European governments.
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| The creation of Cairo's largest open green space out of a former rubbish dump is paving the way for a wider regeneration programme. |
Calm at the center of one of North Africa's most bustling cities.
It's an oasis of quiet with flower-strewn hills in old Cairo - where space is at a premium and inhabitants have little opportunity to escape the traffic.
For centuries this area was used to dump unwanted rubbish. Then the Aga Khan's Historic Cities Support Programme came up with the idea of offering the people of Cairo a place with trees, plants and shrubs in abundance. The park was the first step following a number of applications to the Supreme Council of Antiquities, approximately 11 years ago.
And it didn't stop there - next the adjoining, run-down district of Fatimid or Islamic Cairo also got a face lift.
