Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 31
ns. The centre arcade through which oneenters the sanctuary stands exactly opposite Qaitbays door; there is asmall cupola above the entrance, decorated with rich kufic inscriptions inplaster, which is said to be almost all that remains of the original structure. The sanctuary is iminense; three… … El Azhar.Door by Qaitbay. mosque only held six rows of columns, but Abd~er-Rahman added four RAMBLES IN CAIRO 15 arcades to it. He took away the south-east wall in order to effect thisenlargement, but allowed the panel to remain which contained the oiiginalqihleh. building- an additional…
