El Sherbiny toured the project components, starting with the
Investment Zone and the Arena Project. The Investment Zone covers 131 thousand
square meters overlooking Ain El Hayat Lake. It includes 12 restaurants, 4
shopping malls, and 4 parking garages. The area also features spaces capable of
hosting large official events, including a Roman theatre, a water fountain, and
landscaping works. The tour also covered the Adventure Zone which includes
service buildings, lakes, and planted areas.
The Minister proceeded to review progress in the Cultural
Zone and the Riverfront Area. The Cultural Zone is located opposite the main
entrance to Fustat Hills on Salah Salem Road. It features a main axis linked to
the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and is surrounded by plazas that
include cultural activities, restaurants, and services. Celebrations are
planned to be held throughout the year. The main entrance includes 4
restaurants and cafés with a built up area of 216 square meters, 3 fountains,
and infrastructure and landscaping works extending over 26,864 square meters.
He also inspected the Adventure Zone which includes a
playground, 3 service buildings, a 505 square meter children’s building, a 167
square meter service building, a 167 square meter restroom building, and 97,238
square meters of utilities and landscaping.
The Minister toured the Hills and Valley Area which consists
of three hills of varying heights connected by a waterway. A series of terraces
extends from the river edge to the hilltops, providing panoramic views of the
project, the surrounding area, the Citadel of Saladin, and the Pyramids. The
area includes Qasaba Hill built over 13 thousand square meters, featuring a
tourist hotel, service buildings, parking, an artificial lake, terraces,
seating areas overlooking the waterfall, a pedestrian bridge, a cafeteria, and
a waterfall. Excavation Hill is under development to become a cultural
archaeological destination, revealing the remains of the ancient city of Fustat
over an area of about 47 acres. A one kilometre walkway at a height of 1.5
metres above the excavations is being developed to connect the site to the service
buildings. Heritage Gardens Hill features terraces, visitor buildings,
restaurants, and a wooden platform overlooking the lake.