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Historic Cairo - A Walk Through the Islamic City (Paperback)
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Historic Cairo - A Walk Through the Islamic City (Paperback)
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Cairo contains the greatest concentration of Islamic monuments in
the world, and its mosques, mausolea, religious schools, baths, and
caravanserais, built by prominent patrons between the seventh and
nineteenth centuries, are among the finest in existence. Jim
Antoniou takes his readers on a guided walk through the very heart
of historic Cairo, among many of its greatest architectural
treasures. Illustrated throughout with the author's own detailed
maps and plans and lively sketches, the walk begins at the
monumental gates in the north walls of the Fatimid city, follows
the ancient thoroughfare of al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah south past Khan
al Khalili and al-Ghuriya to the Street of the Tentmakers, turns
left along the famous Darb al-Ahmar of the Arabian Nights, and ends
at the magnificent mosque of Sultan Hasan at the foot of the
Citadel. Over ninety historic buildings along the way are
identified and described, many of them open to visitors.
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