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classic temples. (2) This aqueduct is said to have been the work of the Christian architectwho afterwards built the great mosque. 4 RAMBLES IN CAIRO he had built at the foot of the present Citadel. Maqrizi relates that theEmir was particularly proud of this last achievement and offended by thefact… … o uM CO u 9 9< 9 h co oa. slave of Ibu Tulun came and said The Emir wants thee; I mounted myhorse in a panic of terror, and the slave led me off the high road. Whereare you taking me. I asked; To the desert, was the reply, the Emir isthere. Convinced that my last hour had come, I said God help…
