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Franchissez sa porte en angle, gravissez des remparts balay\u00e9s par le vent et laissez la M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e se d\u00e9ployer\u2014histoire, air salin et ligne d\u2019horizon se fondant en un panorama inoubliable.  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Associez votre visite \u00e0 une promenade sur le front de mer, au march\u00e9 aux poissons et \u00e0 la spectaculaire Bibliotheca Alexandrina. ","visiting_tips":"Arrivez t\u00f4t ou en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi pour \u00e9viter la chaleur et la foule, et portez des chaussures solides pour les pierres irr\u00e9guli\u00e8res et les escaliers. Envisagez une visite guid\u00e9e pour mieux comprendre les strat\u00e9gies mameloukes et les d\u00e9tails architecturaux. ","historical_context":"\u00c9difi\u00e9e par le sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay entre 1477 et 1480, la citadelle de Qaitbay s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve directement sur les vestiges du l\u00e9gendaire phare d\u2019Alexandrie. Sa construction r\u00e9pond \u00e0 une nouvelle \u00e8re de menaces apr\u00e8s la chute de Constantinople, lorsque la puissance ottomane domine la M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e.<br>Utilisant d\u2019imposants blocs de calcaire\u2014dont beaucoup proviennent du phare\u2014les ing\u00e9nieurs assemblent les assises \u00e0 l\u2019aide d\u2019agrafes en fer et de plomb fondu, cr\u00e9ant des murs capables de r\u00e9sister aux assauts de la mer et un donjon carr\u00e9 destin\u00e9 \u00e0 une d\u00e9fense ultime. Depuis ses remparts, les garnisons mameloukes surveillent le port et repoussent notamment des attaques ottomanes en 1517 et 1543.<br>Par la suite, la citadelle sert de bastion ottoman, de prison pour des soldats fran\u00e7ais durant la campagne de Napol\u00e9on, puis de refuge en p\u00e9riode de famine ou d\u2019\u00e9pid\u00e9mie. Aujourd\u2019hui, elle incarne \u00e0 la fois la strat\u00e9gie militaire mamelouke et la vision architecturale durable de Qaitbay.     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