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Downtown Cairo Planning and Design

This project establishes a robust, pedestrian-oriented

street network within the historic “Heart of Modern

Cairo”, setting the stage for a new business, tourist,

and residential center for Egypt’s growing middle class.

Building on a rich array of cultural and natural features,

the new urban framework connects upgraded historic

squares and open spaces. Underutilized areas on the

perimeter serve as gateways, development projects,

and public open space. New traffic connections and a

subregional freeway system re-route traffic under and

around the district, creating a vibrant, walkable urban

center with “shared streets” that welcome pedestrians

while allowing automobiles and streetcars to pass.

LocationCairo, EgyptClientGeneral Organization for PlanningSWA ScopeMaster PlanningUrban DesignSize375 hectares (927 acres)

TAHRIR SQUARE

OMAR MOKARRAM MOSQUE

THE ARAB LEAGUE

TAHRIR PLAZA

TAHRIR PLAZA

MIDAN TALLAT HARB

PROPOSED HOTEL

THE NEW SOUQS

PROPOSED HOTEL

NATIONAL BANK OF

DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL HOTEL

CINEMA RADIOCINEMA ODION

MIAMI CINEMA

REVOLY CINEMACINEMA METRO

SUPREME COURT

OF LAW

TOWNHOUSE GALLERY OF

CONTEMPORARY ART

SEDNAWI

PROPOSED

HOTEL

GROPPY

MOHAMMED FARID SQUARE

MOSTAFA KAMEL SQUARE

BANK MISR BANK AL MARKAZI

CONTINENTAL HOTEL

SYNAGOGUESAINT JOSEPH CHURCH

ALRAHMA MOSQUE

ALKAKHIA MOSQUE

MAGASINS GATTEGNO

KHEDIVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS

PROPOSED ART CENTER

KHEDIVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS

ALAMEDDINE MOSQUE

ALGOMHORIEA THEATER

ALTABAKH MOSQUE

ABDEEN SQUARE

ABDEEN PALACE

ABDEEN GARDENS

ALOSHMAWI MOSQUE

SAID ABDEL KADER

ALDASOUKI MOSQUE

SAID ABDEL KADER

ALDASOUKI MOSQUE

JEWELRY MARKET

FURNITURE MARKET

SPECIALIZED CRAFTS &

ARTISANAL MARKET

DARIH LIZAWIYA MOSQUE

ALSHAIKH DIRGAM MOSQUE

ABOULKHOKH MOSQUE

ARMENIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

ALRAHMA MOSQUE

ALENGILIYA BILLSAAF CHURCH

ALILMANIYA ALENGILIYA CHURCH

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

ALFATEH MOSQUE

ALIRVINIST CHURCH

ALIKHLAS MOSQUE

RAMSIS SQUARE

ASSAADA MOSQUE

ALAZBAKIA EVANGELICAL CHURCH

ALAZBAKIA BOTANICAL

GARDEN

FAKHRIL ISLAM MOSQUE

THE GARDENS

OPERA SQUARE

THE ATABA

MARKET SQUARE

VEGETABLE

MARKET OF ATTABA

ALJAMHIYAH ELSHARIYA MOSQUE

ALKHAWS WAL SHATHILY MOSQUE

COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

SAIDAT AL AAZRAA CHURCH

KORDI CHURCH

JARKAS MOSQUE

BAB ALLOUQ MARKET

BAB ALLOUQ SQUARE

WAZARET AL AWKAFF

CAIRO GOVERNORATE

OFFICES

ALSHAHID MOHAMMED

SAID AWAD MOSQUE

MIDAN ORABI

ORIENTAL MUSIC INSTITUTE

ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS

RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND MUSIC SHOPS

ART & ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS

METROPOL THEATER

EL NASR OPEN AIR

DIANA PALACE

CAFE A L’AMERICAINE

THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

THE WATERFRONT

BOARDWALK

ABDUL MONEIM REYAD SQUARE

THE NILE EAST SQUARE

THE NILE WEST SQUARE

OUTDOOR MUSEUM EXTENSION

Laid out in the late 19th Century, the Khedive’s

Cairo district expresses Khedive’s (Viceroy’s) vision for

Egypt’s governmental and societal evolution. SWA’s

approach makes use of culturally significant precedents

grounded in history and adapted to contemporary

urban life.