Es wurde nach Entwürfen des italienischen Architekten Luigi Piattoli im Jahre 1887 fertiggestellt. Im Erdgeschoss befinden sich die Geschäftsräume und darüber Wohnungen. Im umbauten Areal befinden sich große Innenhöfe. Das Geschäftsleben des Urabi-Platzes findet u.a. in der Gallery Monferrato statt.[2][3][4][5] Die Fassade soll sich laut Khalil in einem guten Zustand befinden, nicht so die Innenhöfe mit den Geschäften.[6]
Mercedes Volait: La communauté italienne et ses édiles. In: Revue de l'Occident musulman et de la Méditerranée. Année 1987, Volume 46, Numéro 46, SS. 137–156, Volltext online; S. 146.
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Khalil: The Italian architecture in Alexandria Egypt. Enna 2009, Volltext online.
Mohamed F. Awad: Italy in Alexandria: influences on the built environment. Alexandria preservation trust, Alexandria 2008.
„The Okalle is a type of buildings modeled on the concepts of Milanian Galleria where the ground floor contains commercial activities and the residence at the upper floors and the building contain large open court that include most of its activities. Okalle Monferato designed by Luigi Piattoli (1887) was one of the biggest grand commercialbuilding that still exist.“
„The commercial entity of the square is further emphasized by the two large okalles modeled on the concepts of Milanian Galleria. These were ... the Okalle Monferato by Luigi Piattoli 1887. “
„ …the exterior of the building is quite in good conditions but the problem is the shop windows and commercial signs that disfigure the building as shown in the next photos“
– Khalil, S. 75.
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