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Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tūlūn

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Creator(s)
patron: Aḥmad ibn Tulun (Islamic, 835-884)
author: Pascal Xavier Coste (French, 1787-1879)
Time period
creation date: 876-879
Location
Site: Cairo (Egypt)
Cultural context
Islamic
Egyptian (modern)
Description
interior, courtyard, "Vue de la Cour de la Mosquee Teyloun," color plate II of Pascal Coste's "Architecture arabe; ou, Monuments du Kaire, mesurés et dessinés, de 1818 à 1826", 1818-1826
Work type
Book
Mosque
Religious building
Medium
paper (fiber product)
brick
ink
limestone
marble
mortar
palm leaf
sand
stone
water
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Access rights
In the Public Domain; no use restrictions
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