Wekalet Al-Ghouri, first mall concept in Egypt, which the Sultan Al Ghouri built in 1504 AD. Wekalet Al-Ghouri was originally designed as an inn for accommodating traders coming from all parts of the world as well as a marketplace for trading goods and a venue for making trade deals. Egypt was then the hub of overland trade caravans from east and west. The external stone façade is impressive with its array of windows. There are a few small windows on the first floor, but the upper storeys of the building have three rows of groupings of three windows of varying design. The top row is covered by mashrabiya panels, each panel being three windows wide. The entrance to the courtyard is via a great door mounted in the lowest of three stacked arches. Inside, the building is very regular, with the exception of the first floor, which has wide arcades intersected by a gallery. The building is made up of four floors, each comprising 28 rooms with domed ceilings, overlooking a rectangular-shaped courtyard with a mosaic fountain in the middle. As such, Wekalet Al-Ghouri still stands out as one of the loftiest and most enduring Islamic monuments remaining. It rightly reflects an apex of harmony and symmetry in terms of both Islamic architecture and practical functionality.