Islamic buildings to be renovated in Rosetta

Egypt State Information Service

Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is done renovating monuments in the city of Rosetta at a total cost of LE 40 million.

SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawwas said that Rosetta's only museum was renewed as part of the project.

Ten old houses were also tackled in the first phase, which started in 2002, Hawwas said, adding that the SCA is now studying how to turn these buildings into cultural centers.

Rosetta boasts a unique Islamic architecture that can be a museum for Muslim buildings, the SCA official said.