Islamic Monuments In Cairo

Author : Caroline Williams
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9774162056

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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 such as the Amir Taz Palace and the Sitt Wasila House. "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." -Jonathan M. Bloom, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt "Any visitor to Cairo who wants to see the monuments should not be without it." -Bernard O'Kane "Anyone interested in knowing more about Cairo's Islamic architecture should pick up the excellent Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide." -Lonely Planet: Cairo, 1998

Author : Caroline Williams
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9774246950

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Islamic Monuments in Cairo : The Practical Guide by Caroline Williams Pdf

Walks the visitor around two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments

Author : Caroline Williams
Publisher : I.B.Tauris
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781617972782

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Islamic Monuments in Cairo by Caroline Williams Pdf

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 such as the Amir Taz Palace and the Sitt Wasila House. “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.” —Jonathan M. Bloom, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt “Any visitor to Cairo who wants to see the monuments should not be without it.” —Bernard O’Kane “Anyone interested in knowing more about Cairo’s Islamic architecture should pick up the excellent Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide.” —Lonely Planet: Cairo, 1998

Author : Richard Bordeaux Parker,Robin Sabin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Architecture, Islamic
ISBN : UOM:39015009308019

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A Practical Guide to Islamic Monuments in Cairo by Richard Bordeaux Parker,Robin Sabin Pdf

Author : Richard Bordeaux Parker,Robin Sabin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:233903025

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Islamic Monuments in Cairo by Richard Bordeaux Parker,Robin Sabin Pdf

Author : Richard Bordeaux Parker,Robin Sabin,Caroline H. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015029976548

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Islamic Monuments in Cairo by Richard Bordeaux Parker,Robin Sabin,Caroline H. Williams Pdf

Unlike Baghdad and Damascus, Cairo was spared the devastation of the Mongol invasions, and many of its fine medieval structures are still standing - mosques, madrasas, mausoleums, caravanserais, fortifications, aqueducts, private houses, Quranic schools. It is an unequaled treasure-house of Islamic architecture - a treasure-house that most visitors pass by in ignorance. This revised and updated edition of an always popular book describes Cairo's rich architectural heritage and medieval urban development, and guides the visitor around over two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments.

Author : Caroline Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1256246178

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Islamic Monuments in Cairo by Caroline Williams Pdf

Author : Yasser M. Ayad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1649031114

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Islamic Cairo in Maps by Yasser M. Ayad Pdf

A portable, easy-to-use map guide that locates over 700 hundred Islamic-era monuments in historic Cairo using the most sophisticated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology This portable, easy-to-use map guide helps you locate over seven hundred Islamic-era monuments in Cairo's historic core, stretching from the city's northern walls all the way southward to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Citadel, and beyond to Coptic Cairo, which includes monuments that pre-date Islamic rule. Clearly divided into six digestible main sections, the first five contain clusters of monuments, while the sixth covers structures scattered all around the old Cairene urban fabric. The clear, uncluttered cartographic style makes finding where you want to go a pleasure, and the maps are accompanied by a comprehensive index of monuments that gives their dates where known, their location referenced to their corresponding map pages, and a timeline of key periods and dynasties. Attractively designed in full color and including over twenty photographs of key monuments, this guide is conveniently packed into a slim 104 pages--handy enough to take anywhere and great for planning and remembering excursions. It is not only an ideal companion for the city's visitors and residents but an invaluable resource for historians, writers, and students.

Author : Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004096264

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Islamic Architecture in Cairo by Doris Behrens-Abouseif Pdf

For architecture or history students or interested travellers, presents descriptions, histories, photographs, plans, and drawings of detail for buildings erected in the Egyptian capital from the earliest Islamic through the Ottoman periods. References to the Survey Map of the Islamic Monuments of Cairo aid readers in finding the buildings. A reprint of the 1989 publication. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : richard yeomans
Publisher : Garnet & Ithaca Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015064722955

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the art and architecture of islamic cairo by richard yeomans Pdf

Cairo is full of masterpieces of medieval art and architecture reflecting the status of Egypt as the centre of several significant Muslim empires. This book redresses the cultural balance and examines the art and architectural treasures of Cairo from the Arab to the Ottoman conquests (642-1517). It is fully illustrated with over 200 photographs.

Author : Behrens-Abouseif
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004660793

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Islamic Architecture in Cairo by Behrens-Abouseif Pdf

Author : Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1848855397

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The Minarets of Cairo by Doris Behrens-Abouseif Pdf

Previous work with same title published in 1984 with far smaller scope and less attention to architecture.

Author : Jere L. Bacharach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015034429897

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The Restoration and Conservation of Islamic Monuments in Egypt by Jere L. Bacharach Pdf

The papers presented in this volume record the views and experiences of this diverse group of specialists.

Author : Nasser O. Rabbat
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004492486

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The Citadel of Cairo by Nasser O. Rabbat Pdf

This architectural history of the Citadel of Cairo uses indices from maps, photographs, plans of hitherto unstudied structures, and a large array of historical documents to chronologically reconstruct the Citadel's development from its foundation by Salah al-Din until it reached its most monumental form in the middle of the fourteenth century. The study analyzes the influence of Mamluk socio-political hierarchy on the conceptualization of the Citadel's spaces and forms; assesses its impact on medieval Cairo; proposes a new interpretation for the development of Mamluk royal architecture; and presents new definitions for a number of medieval architectural terms. By weaving the history of the Citadel together with the history of Cairo and the Mamluk system, this book is relevant to historians of architecture and urbanism and medieval historians.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015043403487

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Historic Cairo by Anonim Pdf

Cairo contains the greatest concentration of Islamic monuments in the world, and its mosques, mausoleums, 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. This is an enthralling walk that everybody can enjoy, whether on foot or in an armchair.