Islamic Monuments in Cairo

The Practical Guide (New Revised 7th Edition)

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first visually by nineteenth-century western artists then intellectually by twentieth-century Islamic art specialists, now awaits the delight of the general visitor.This new, fully revised edition of a popular and handy guide continues to walk the visitor around two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments. It also keeps pace with recent restoration initiatives and newly opened monuments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-04-21
Mått:142 x 210 x 11 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:316
Upplaga:7
Förlag:The American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:9789774168550

Utforska kategorier

Arkitektur inom Kultur
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Islam inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Caroline Williams, with graduate degrees in Middle Eastern history from Harvard and Islamic art and architecture from the American University in Cairo, has been a frequent resident/visitor of Cairo since 1961.

Recensioner i media

"Anyone interested in knowing more about Cairo's Islamic architecture should pick up the excellent Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide."--Lonely Planet"Any visitor to Cairo who wants to see the monuments should not be without it."--Bernard O'Kane, author of "The Mosques of Egypt""This book ought to be in the luggage of every visitor to Cairo. Furthermore, once home, lovers and students of Cairo's architecture will find it a convenient and accurate quick reference as well as a cherished souvenir of many profitable and enjoyable rambles among the monuments of Cairo."--Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsHow to Use This Book1.Historical Summary and Chronology2.Architectural and Ornamental Summary3.The Island of Roda and Old Cairo4.The Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun and Sharia Saliba5.The Madrasa of Sultan Hasan and Bab al-Wazir6.From the Mosque of Sultan Hasan to Bab Zuwayla (Darb al-Ahmar)7.Bab Zuwayla to Sharia Saliba8.The Southern Cemetery9.Sharia Port Said-On and Off10.Bab Zuwayla to the Mosque of al-Azhar11.Al-Azhar Square to Bab al-Futuh and Back12.The Citadel13.The Northern Cemetery14.Al-Husayniya and the Mosque of Baybars I15.BulaqGlossaryIslamic Calendar and Principal FeastsBibliographyIndexMaps