A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 529
y-altered by subsequent sovereigns of Egypt. In its present state itmay be considered as a fair specimen of the form which mosques tookwhen they had quite emancipated themselves from the Christianmodels, or rather when the court before the narthex of the Christianchurch had absorbed the basilica,… … 959. Mosque of Amrou, Old Cairo. (From Costes Architecture Arabe.) Scale 100 ft. to 1 in. As will be seen from the plan (Woodcut No. 959), it is nearlysquare (390 ft. by 357), and consists of a courtyard, 255 ft. square,surrounded on all sides by porticoes, supported by 245 columns takenfrom older…
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