Which is considered one of the most important historical shrines built over the ages, it was built by the Sultan to be a defense zone in Egypt, as Egypt was threatened by the Ottoman Empire, so they built Qaytbay Castle in order to be a fortress to respond to these threats and preserve Egypt and the choice of Alexandria was its location to obtain On a distinguished site in Egypt In the Mamluk era, we find Sultan Qansuh al-Ghouri with great interest in this fortress and increased the strength of its garrison and shipped it with weapons and equipment. On the northern coast. The Qait Bey Citadel was built on an area of 17550 square meters, and the outer walls of the fortress and its military enclosures were built on this area. It is a group of walls built to increase the fortification of the castle. The first wall is the outer wall and surrounds the castle on all four sides
