HASSAN FATHI 1من اصل2

The Egyptian Architecture Icon
Countries of old civilizations built in history always reflect themselves on the
personality of its sons- always do the countries of civilizations, and Egypt, in this
regard, is on the top of these old civiliza tions to which its sons were jointed, and it was
joined to the world, giving it from its spirit, and taught the humanity many sciences, arts
and literatures. So, in each specialization of science, art and literature we also find
whose name is brighten, and who was famous around the world, being represents a
feeder of its civilization or as a reflection on its spirit. Since the eloquent farmer, great
divines and belief of autism in the old centuries, Egypt generated many of personalities.
Who follows the Egyptian spirit never can be wrong with the appeared spirit existing in
the voice of “Om Kalthoum ” or “Abdul Wahab” in singing, and he also never to be wrong
with the literature of Al-Aqqad , Naguib   Mah – fouz and Yahea   Hakky, and he also will see
the spirit in the writing of El-Abnoudy and another poets.
In architecture, we find Hassan Fathy is on the top of the eminent persons in the field of
architecture arts, who is distinguished with his great experience and talent in the field
of architecture than the rest of the Egyptian architects and East, in addition . to his
capacity to reflect the spirit and cul ture of this people in its architecture. The specialist
in the field of architecture can not be wrong with the spirit of pharaohs and Copts and
the Islamic architecture in the works of Fathy, and he also could proficiently to digest
all Egyptian architecture characteristics in all its development steps and the culture,
climate, public traditions of Egypt, in addition to its religion.