THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES ON THE HERITAGE BUILDING’ STYLES AT THE CITY OF MANSOURA, EGYPT

Abstract

Mansoura, which is located northeast of the capital, Cairo, is considered one of the Egyptian cities that possesses a legacy. It is distinguished by its richness and architecture, and this is due to the important role that the city played as a mediator in the Delta Center in the agricultural trade Between farmers and merchants inside and outside Egypt, which made it an attractive city for residents and foreign communities, especially Greek and Italian. French, Belgian, and the interaction of foreign communities with the Egyptian population has an impact on social life inside the city This was reflected in the city’s architecture and its surroundings, behind the heritage buildings that are a mixture of western and local civilization. Mansoura currently owns a number of heritage buildings registered in the heritage lists of the Ministry of Culture estimated at more than About one hundred heritage buildings of distinguished value, and the number of three registered antique buildings according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. It is noted, that it is dominated by those buildings classic Western styles that prevailed in Europe at that time Especially the countries of the northern Mediterranean, unlike buildings of a local and Islamic character