Discovering Downtown Cairo – Architecture and Stories
Goethe Institute Downtown Cairo, Bustan Street, Cairo, Egypt
The scholarly guide about the tangible and intangible heritage of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries district of Downtown Cairo presents a detailed survey of the plans and typologies of a great number of apartment buildings and links the flats with the memories and stories of their inhabitants, mapping the changes in the use of the space during time, and so giving precious hints to understand the changes in the Cairo society.
4.00 pm: Walking Tour in Downtown – The Tangible and Intangible Heritage Today
7.00 pm: Presentation of the book and panel discussion – Who is Downtown?
10/02/2015, 4:00 pm
Goethe Institute Downtown Cairo, Bustan Street, Cairo, Egypt
The scholarly guide about the tangible and intangible heritage of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries district of Downtown Cairo presents a detailed survey of the plans and typologies of a great number of apartment buildings and links the flats with the memories and stories of their inhabitants, mapping the changes in the use of the space during time, and so giving precious hints to understand the changes in the Cairo society.
4.00 pm: Walking Tour in Downtown – The Tangible and Intangible Heritage Today
7.00 pm: Presentation of the book and panel discussion – Who is Downtown?
