Pare che ora, finalmente, l'UNESCO ed il Governo egiziano si stiano muovendo, almeno per limitare i danni.
Questo l'articolo apparso oggi sull'Egyptian Gazette al proposito:
UNESCO suggests changes in controversial Citadel venture
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| The Cairo Citadel: One of the most beautiful sights in Egypt. |
THE UNESCO has suggested that a controversial business centre planned near the Cairo Citadel be modified so as not to eclipse the fortress, writes Hassan Saadallah.
The organisation added in a report, handed to the Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni, that the Financial and Administration Complex should not rise over 30.55 metres and that five top floors in an hotel annexed to the centre should not be built."The report sent by the UNESCO Commission, also demanded the removal of six top floors from the office building southeast of the project because they block the viewing of the Citadel," said Zahi Hawass, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA). Hawass said he had referred the UNESCO report to the Cairo Governor Abdel Azzim Wazir and Mohamed Nusseir, the chairman of the owner company of the project.The UNESCO will send a team next month to check the new dummy of the project and ensure that the organisation's recommendations have been complied with.The Citadel, overlooking the Salah Salem Street, is considered the highest point in the Egyptian capital. Its Mohamed Ali Mosque dominates Cairo's skyline.