Uncovering the Morphology of Kōm ad-Dikka in Alexandria

Heritage

Damir, Mirhan¹ 

[1] Department of Heritage Conservation and Building History, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Bauhaus-University Weimar, Geschwister-Scholl Str. 8a, 99423 Weimar, Germany

关键词: Alex;    ria;    Kōm ad–Dikka;    urban morphology;   

DOI  :  10.3390/heritage1020018

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The historical residential area of Kōm ad–Dikka in Alexandria has experienced morphological transformation from the ancient era until the present. Each historical period had a physical impact on the city’s urban structure that in turn struggled to survive the successive one with its different urban conception. However, the sinuous streets of this area, which probably date back to the late Egyptian Medieval period, are characterized as being the only surviving organic fabric intra–muros that was not altered during the Egyptian Modern period. In the absence of scientific publications regarding the history of Kōm ad–Dikka, this paper elaborately investigated its chronological history since the ancient era until the mid-twentieth century. Based on an in-depth investigation of historical maps and memoirs, this paper revealed the possible reasons behind the area’s extant sinuous urban form and postulated reconstructions of its urban morphology through sequential phases.

【 授权许可】

CC BY