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Thursday, 19 April 2012

Qasr al-Nil Bridge

Qasr al-Nil Bridge .. the most beautiful landscape to enjoy the spectacle of the great Nile.
Have you visited Cairo, and did not see this famous teacher?So is your incomplete.Because you did not line it, and did not see the harm it.This famous bridge, who played several tournaments in the world of cinema since the time of black and white so far.Bridge dates of love and adoration Chkabit engraved Bonaml lovers on both sides of the bridge.It is the first bridge linking both sides of the Nile, dates back formally opened to-date:February 10, 1872



Since 141 years from now there were no bridges in Egypt.But the Khedive Ismail to dig himself a prominent place in history among the rulers of Egypt, he first ordered the construction of the bridge on the Nile to Cairo connecting the east and west, to convey that one of the aspects of modern civilization in Europe, and specifically his girlfriend Paris.The bridge spanned over 10 meters on the pages of the Nile and the Egyptians became the first bridge connecting the island between the west and east of Fatimid Cairo.Will not exaggerate if we say that the Qasr al-Nil Bridge is the most beautiful bridge in Egypt, beautiful design and wonderful Talth Cairo on the Nile, as well as the (spirit) of the known patrons .. And his followers!

;;; European Bridge;;; ..
Story building of this bridge takes us back to back for the year 1868, in that year was the completion of the Galatasaray Island on the Nile in terms of Giza, is no longer appropriate for transit between the two shores of the Nile on a row of boats tied to each other and elongated by the wooden planks was the way traffic over the Nile from Cairo to Giza and the contrary, the population of the two cities was throwing great hardship in the access and movement between them, so the thinking went Khedive Ismail to create a series of bridges crossing to facilitate and accelerate the movement of construction and the first of which was Qasr al-Nil Bridge.It was in 1869 the beginning of Egypt's entry into the era of bridges where entrusted the Egyptian government, on the order of the Khedive Ismail, the implementation of the bridge to the French company (Five night) and also issued a resolution up to a pair of works to allocate the amount of two million and seven hundred and fifty thousand francs budget for building the bridge, and that was Budget too high at the time!

;;; Test artillery;;; ..
Took action in the bridge three years, and when they were building committee was formed to test the solidity of the bridge and durability, have teamed Committee Mahmoud Pasha astronomer, head of the Office of Works and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Cairo, and Bahgat Pasha, inspector general barrages and canals the sea, and Ali Pasha Ibrahim Pasheng the streets of Egypt guarded, The Commission conducted the first experiments operating over a band of Ataiwbjeeh "artillery" of six guns on the bridge more than once until the Committee has ascertained the strength of the bridge and it does not hurt some of the vibrations at the passing band Ataiwbjeeh

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