IN THE COPTIC AGE 1من اصل3

ARCH. RAMEZ AZMY- EMAD FARID
The Coptic age is the nature extension of pharaoh ages. The scientists
found a board of Narmer (Mina the unified the two countries), dated in
3200 BC, this is a date line to the historical and non-historical ages, the
Families have ruled Egypt to 332 BC, the date of The Great Alexander
conquer Egypt what the historian call the Greek and Roman age with that
was the Coptic age, continued to the Arab conquer.
The Christianity has entered to Egypt in the first century AD by Mark the
prophet one of Bible holder, the Egyptian have converted to The
Christianity away of the authority, we confirm that the inheritance of The
Coptic is pure popular, it’s arts industry and culture have flour ished
between people wjthout the effect of the governor palace.
As the architecture is the main art, and one of civiliza tion indication, we
find that the Coptic architecture is popular comes out of life needs, and
rooted the inheritance of Egyptian arts, it’s a connection ring to architecture
creativity of Egyptians.
?The most important characteristics of Coptic architecture:
Pure environmental archi tecture depends on available materials away of
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exported materials that were exclusive for the ruler palace and big cities, at
old Cairo (Al Moalqa – Abu Sirga- St Barbara) .