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The Cultural Park for Children is a public park located in Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt. The Park was completed in 1990, on 2.5 acres (6.2km2, of land owned by the Ministry of Culture (Egypt). In the late 1970s, the Ministry of Culture designated architect Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim to develop a set of cultural facilities for children on the historical site of the el-Hud el-Marsoud Garden.  The Park's construction began in June of 1983, and concluded in November of 1990.

Facilities

 * Entrance Plaza
 * Open Exhibition and Festival Plazas
 * The Library and the Media centre
 * Palm-tree Boulevard
 * Green Terraces and Platforms
 * Abou El-Dahab Street Wall
 * Museum
 * Theatre
 * Library, Studios and Video Room
 * Nursery and Child-care Centre

Awards
The Cultural Park for Children and Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim were recognized in the 1992 Fifth Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.