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Suheimi House

File / Documentation

Name

163115_sv.jpg

Size

460.78 KB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

e906fedea0c4eb102cdcadfe892cdde0

Creator(s)

Islamic, Egyptian (modern)

Time period

creation date: 1648, alteration date: addition, 1796

Location

Site: Cairo (Egypt)

Cultural context

Islamic

Egyptian (modern)

Description

interior, central hall (durqa'a) ceiling in the harem reception hall (qa'a), 1985

Work type

House

Keywords

Reception rooms

Architecture, Islamic --Egypt

Architecture, Ottoman

Egypt --Social life and customs

Architecture, Domestic --Egypt

Residential architecture

Historic sites --Egypt --Cairo

Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Egypt -- Cairo.

Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Egypt -- Cairo.

Cairo (Egypt) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Wooden ceilings

Reception rooms

Type

Image

Rights

(c) Nasser Rabbat 1985

Access rights

All rights reserved

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/72942