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Cairo, Egypt City

E.014 Cairo Citadel

E.014 Cairo Citadel

A wide view of the historic Citadel in Cairo.

E.015 Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad

E.015 Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad

The entrance portal to the Mosque of Sultan al-Nas...

E.016 Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad

E.016 Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad

View of the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad.

E.017 Mosque of Muhammad Ali

E.017 Mosque of Muhammad Ali

View of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.

E.018 Mosque of Muhammad Ali

E.018 Mosque of Muhammad Ali

A view of the interior court of the Mosque of Muha...

E.019 Mosque of Muhammad Ali

E.019 Mosque of Muhammad Ali

A mesmerizing view through the mosque's porticoed ...

E.020 View of Cairo from the Citadel

E.020 View of Cairo from the Citadel

A wide view of the city of Cairo, exhibiting "the ...

E.021 Complex of Hasan

E.021 Complex of Hasan

A closer view of the Complex of Hasan from below t...

E.022 Complex of Hasan

E.022 Complex of Hasan

A view from the square infront of the Complex of H...

E.023 Complex of Hasan

E.023 Complex of Hasan

A side view of the magnificent entrance portal of ...

E.024 Complex of Hasan

E.024 Complex of Hasan

The center of the Hasan complex: "… a magnificent ...

E.025 Complex of Hasan

E.025 Complex of Hasan

A closer look at the decorative fountain situated ...

E.026 Complex of Hasan

E.026 Complex of Hasan

Closeup of one of the iwans in the central courtya...

E.027 Complex of Hasan

E.027 Complex of Hasan

A view of the interior of the south-eastern iwan i...

E.028 Complex of Hasan

E.028 Complex of Hasan

The dikka in front of the mihrab and minbar (see p...

E.029 Mosque of Muhammad Ali from Complex of Hasan

E.029 Mosque of Muhammad Ali from Complex of Hasan

A view of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali (see E.017-19...

E.030 Complex of Hasan

E.030 Complex of Hasan

A side view of the adjacent south-western facades ...

E.031 Mosque of Al-Rifa'i

E.031 Mosque of Al-Rifa'i

The mashrabiya (protruding window) in the tomb cha...

E.032 Mosque of Al-Rifa'i

E.032 Mosque of Al-Rifa'i

Closer look at the same mashrabiya also visible in...

E.033 Al-Azhar Mosque

E.033 Al-Azhar Mosque

The façade of the ancient Al-Azhar mosque and madr...

E.034 Al-Azhar Mosque

E.034 Al-Azhar Mosque

A closer view of the magnificent minarets of the A...

E.035 Al-Azhar Mosque

E.035 Al-Azhar Mosque

A wall segment in the Al-Azhar mosque containing a...

E.036 Al-Azhar Mosque

E.036 Al-Azhar Mosque

The "Gate of Sultan Qaytbay 1469/873, a superb exa...

E.037 Al-Azhar Mosque

E.037 Al-Azhar Mosque

Locals resting and reading in the shade provided b...

E.039 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

E.039 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

The façade of the "congregational mosque-madrasa b...

E.040 Street scene

E.040 Street scene

In the streets of Cairo. -MA

E.041 Street scene

E.041 Street scene

In the streets of Cairo. -MA

E.042 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

E.042 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

Street vendors selling their wares in the street p...

E.043 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

E.043 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

The façade of the "congregational mosque-madrasa b...

E.044 Street scene

E.044 Street scene

In the streets of Cairo. -MA

E.045 Street scene

E.045 Street scene

In the streets of Cairo. -MA

E.046 Mosque of Sayidna Hussein

E.046 Mosque of Sayidna Hussein

One of the exterior faces of the Mosque of Sayidna...

E.047 Bab Zuwayla

E.047 Bab Zuwayla

The Bab (Arabic for gate) Zuwayla, one of "the thr...

E.048 Bab Zuwayla

E.048 Bab Zuwayla

The area in front of the Bab Zuwayla (See E.047 fo...

E.049 Mosque–Mausoleum of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh

E.049 Mosque–Mausoleum of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh

The dome and entrance portal of the Mosque–Mausole...

E.050 Mosque–Mausoleum of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh

E.050 Mosque–Mausoleum of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh

"From the entrance vestibule one enters the sanctu...

E.051 Mosque of al-Fakahani

E.051 Mosque of al-Fakahani

An elevated arcade resting on columns inside the M...

E.052 Mosque of al-Fakahani

E.052 Mosque of al-Fakahani

The mihrab and minbar of the Mosque of al-Fakahani...

E.053 Street scene

E.053 Street scene

In the streets of Cairo. -MA

E.054 Street scene

E.054 Street scene

Four young denizens of Cairo, two of them offering...

E.055 Mosque of Amir Akhir from Street

E.055 Mosque of Amir Akhir from Street

View down Darb al-Labana street in Cairo, looking ...

E.060 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.060 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

A view of the domed structure covering the ablutio...

E.061 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.061 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

View of the courtyard and inner arcade of the Mosq...

E.062 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.062 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

A view of the spiraling minaret of the Ibn Tulun m...

E.063 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.063 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

A wide view of the giant piers supporting the arca...

E.064 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.064 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

Peering through a network of elegant pointed arche...

E.065 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.065 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

Peering through a network of elegant pointed arche...

E.066 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.066 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

Peering through a network of elegant pointed arche...

E.067 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.067 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

Exquisite wall carving in the Ibn Tulun mosque, co...

E.068 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.068 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

Another look at a segment of the central courtyard...

E.070 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

E.070 Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun

Another look at a segment of the central courtyard...

E.071 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

E.071 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

The central court (looking towards the mosque) of ...

E.072 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

E.072 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

A close look at the elegant stone minbar situated ...

E.073 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

E.073 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

One of the twin minarets of the complex. -MA

E.074 Northern Cemetery

E.074 Northern Cemetery

View of the Northern Cemetery, with silk spinning ...

E.075 Tomb of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi

E.075 Tomb of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi

"The Mausoleum of Amir Gani Bak al-Ashraf, built i...

E.076 Complex of Sultan Qaytbay

E.076 Complex of Sultan Qaytbay

"The complex of Sultan Qaytbay was built between 1...