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The American Research Center in Egypt has been actively helping to conserve Egyptian monuments since 1993. With funds generously provided by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and in close collaboration with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), over fifty projects have now been completed. A select number of completed projects will be featured here in the coming weeks. A more extensive look at ARCE's past conservation work can be found in the new book, Preserving Egypt's Cultural Heritage: Conservation Work by the American Research Center in Egypt 1995-2005.
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From 1997 through 2005 ARCE oversaw extensive conservation work at the
Monastery of St. Paul, the Hermit. This monastery is located in the
eastern desert mountains of Egypt near the Red Sea. The Cave Church of
St. Paul marks the spot where St. Anthony, "the Father of Monasticism,"
and St. Paul, "the First Hermit," are believed to have met. It is a
sacred place representing the very beginning of Christian monasticism.
The Mamluk mosque of Aslam al-Silahdar dates back to 1344 and is located in Darb al-Ahmar, within the old city walls of historic Cairo. As no conservation action has been taken on the building since the 1920s, its condition has deteriorated. Located at the connecting point between the recently conserved Bab Zuwayla and Al-Azhar Park, the mosque is ideal as a catalyst for local development through cultural tourism. ARCE entered into an institutional partnership with the Aga Khan Cultural Services in Egypt (a local division of the Aga Khan Trust) to oversee and fund conservation work.
