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 535
ithwhich the Sultan Hassan adorned Cairo in the year 1356. In somerespects it is one of the most remarkable mosques ever erected inany country, and differing considerably from any other with whichwe are at present acquainted. As will be seen from the plan (Woodcut No. 965), its external formis very… … 965. Mosque of Sultan Hassan. (From Costes Architecture Arabe.) Scale 100 ft. to 1 in. every side; the walls being nearly 100 ft. in height, and surmountedby a cornice, which adds another 13 ft., and projects about 6 ft. Thisgreat height is divided into no less than nine stories of small…
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