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Creation Year
January 1963
Image ID
E.039
Alternate Identifier
B05.039
Subcollection
E - Lower Egypt, Edfu, and Bodrum
Description
The façade of the "congregational mosque-madrasa built on the western side" in the funerary complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri. Here we see again a large polylobed arch covered by a rectangular panel (alfiz) and containing a muqarnas (compare with E.036). To see a clearer image of this facade, see E.043. -MA
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B05.039. Notes written on the slide of index: El-Ghouri.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Cairo, Egypt
Keywords
Egyptian, Mosque, Masonry, Stone, Mausoleum, Madrasa, Facade, Arches, Poly-lobed Arches, Muqarnas, Carving, Stone Carving, Steps
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