Qaietbai Castle in Alexandria is one of the most important Islamic
monuments that possesses a unique position according to the city شs built
context as it gathers between the natural component that are represented
in the heaven space and aqua surface, as well as its other activities on
the hand, and the built context represented in the surrounding urbanized
areas with their visual components on the other.
This paper aims at studying the possibility of upgrading aesthetic image
level , and achieving a higher positive level of visual realization of
historical places as well as investing this in urbanized built upgrading of
valuable historical building ,and other surrounding areas through
reaching ordered systematic steps that enable us to achieve a higher
level of visual realization of heritage building through its visual richness
and surrounding areas , and prevent confusion that contributes to
reducing visual realization .
This study depended on descriptive and analytical approach through
studying the most important elements that affect visual richness and
realization of historical places, through describing and analyzing the
case study of Qaietbai Castle in Alexandria to specify the problems faced
by valuable monumental places
So the study was conducted to investigate the visual experience to realize
the castle on the way to the beach of Alexandria city through dividing it
into sectors of sight to study the visual sequence towards the castle , the
possibility of its visual richness , and the visual experience inside the
castle , its neighborhoods and the surrounding urbanized environment .
The study showed the importance of visual studies in Egyptian cities ,
enriching urban and archeological areas , and not neglecting or
considering them secondary things especially in the archeological
regions , and taking serious steps to prevent visual aggressiveness in all
its kinds to create interaction between the receiver and the visual
environment of heritage zone that should be in the mind of the visitor as
an unforgettable visual experience . As for the city inhabitant, his
interaction with the visual environment in his city does strengthen his
belonging to the city, and encourages him to converse its heritage zones.
They are all positive values we wish to enhance, converse, and
strengthen.
The research consists of four parts , the first part deals with the problem
of research and its methods, the second part is a theatrical introduction  to visual realization of heritage and historical areas in the built context
and environmental surroundings , as well as the most important means
that leads to visual richness of such areas . the third part deals with a
study of the visual experience to realize the building of Qaietbai Castle ,
the possibility of its visual richness and giving the surrounding area a
unique visual character due to the visual reference represented in the
building of the castle . The fourth part deals with the concluded results.