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al-Jawhariyya Madrasa

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Creator(s)
architect: restoration by Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Danish, founded 1754)
Time period
creation date: ca. 1440, restoration date: 1980-1983
Location
Site: Cairo (Egypt)
Cultural context
Islamic
Egyptian (modern)
Description
interior, underside of the cupola (shukhsheikha) of the central hall (durqa'a), 1985
Work type
Madrasa
Medium
limestone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Nasser Rabbat 1985
Access rights
All rights reserved
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