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 539
k, Sultan of Egypt, whose mosque and tombare illustrated, Woodcuts Nos. 963, 964. In 1500 El Ghoury, like-wise an Egyptian sultan of Memlook race, rebuilt the Bab Ibrahim.The next repairs were due to the Sultans of Constantinople. Selim I.,in 1572, rebuilt one side, and in 1576 Murad effected a… … 968. Great Mosque at Mecca. (From a Plan by Ali Bey.1) true believers when they prayed should turn to the Kaabah, and amosque consequently became a mere indicator of the direction in whichMecca stood ; but in this instance, with the Kaabah in the centre,no mihrab or indication was possible. All…
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