Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 37
g much damaged. It was restored in 1303 by anEmir called Beybars-el-Gashenkir who afterwards became Sultan, and whose 20 RAMBLES IN CAIRO own very interesting convent mosque in Sh. El Gamalieh has a minaretnot unlike those of El Hakem. Apparently, these pylons were built roundthe lower part to… … e o o IS 9 at o u S o 4t oZ found ourselves on a l«:vel with the top of a fortified wall ; we walked(jut on to a wide rampart with battlements and loop-holes, and here andthere a raised bastion containing a sort of guaid-room. These bastionslook quite modern and each bears a French name inscribed…
