Abstract:Ismailia : Inventing An urban Landscape in the Heart of the Isthmus of Suez (Egypt).
Once the concession of the Isthmus of Suez had been granted by Mohamed Said, Viceroy of Egypt, in 1854, the Suez Maritime Canal Universal Company had not only to dig the waterway but also to settle alongside the canal three towns which would concentrate industrial buildings, port facilities, employees’ dwellings and administrative buildings.
Ismailia, established in 1862 at mid length of the canal, between Port Sai… Show more
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