Cataract hotel in Aswan
Cataract hotel in Aswan
Aswan city is one of the most historical and cultural places in the world, with stunning and warm nature in the winter season; thus, this city has earned the title the bride of walkers in the world. Aswan welcomes millions of tourists from different corners of the world every winter season to experience the beautiful warm weather and breathtaking views of the region.
The conception to set up the Cataract Hotel has a history of more than a century. The first one was there, in Egypt, which was under the British rule, in the late nineteenth century AD. The building works commenced in the year 1889 AD after the railway line to Aswan had been completed. This fact has contributed to the positive dynamics of the inflow of tourists into the city to see its historical and archaeological sites, and to bask in its mild winter and beautiful scenery. The Cataract Hotel was manufactured in the English Victorian style.
This style of construction and design is distinguished from others by combining luxury, wealth, elegance and classic colours, and this style dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century in England, named after Queen Victoria, the founder of this style during her reign, and the materials used in this style are expensive and mostly natural, and in this hotel the Victorian character is mixed with the classic Islamic character, and this hotel also has its oriental character in its interior designs, and this can be seen in the huge arches that decorate its sides.
The construction of the hotel was completed in 1899 AD and was officially opened to guests in that year, and at the beginning it accommodated about 60 guests, and after the increase in demand for the hotel and the increase in tourist traffic to Aswan, it was expanded in 1902 AD, and the hotel became famous worldwide at that time, especially those coming to visit Egypt and Aswan, and celebrities and important figures from all over the world began to come to it, and many means of entertainment and entertainment were attached to the hotel.
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