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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.