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Ayyubid City Wall, Cairo

File / Documentation

Name

128213_sv.jpg

Size

3.9 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

614d4414b1a3fabdcd3675d5846d10aa

Creator(s)

Egyptian (modern), Islamic

Time period

creation date: 1176-1183

creation date: early 20th century

Location

Site: Cairo (Egypt)

Cultural context

Egyptian (modern)

Islamic

Description

exterior, view from al-Azhar Park side of wall and Darb Shoughlan School, 2008

Work type

School (building)

Madrasa

City walls

Medium

masonry

sandstone

stone

Keywords

Islamic religious education

Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193

Architecture, Islamic --Egypt

Egypt --History --640-1882

School buildings

Historic sites --Egypt --Cairo

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

Type

Image

Rights

(c) Simon Schleicher 2008

Access rights

All rights reserved

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/41758