A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 550
twithout considerable grandeur in parts. In all except detail, however,they must yield the palm to the next great example, the mosque withwhich the Sultan Hassan adorned Cairo in the year 1356. In somerespects it is one of the most remarkable mosques ever erected in anycountry, and differing… … 981. Mosque of Sultan Hassan. (From Costes Architecture Arabe.) Scale 100 ft. to 1 in. which it is situated. This irregularity, however, is not such as todetract from its appearance, which is singularly bold and massive onevery side; the walls being nearly 100 ft. in height, and surmountedby a…
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