Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 53
to the big mosque itself, a few black and yellow stones are tobe seen, relics of the Striped Palace that Mohammed en Nasser built inimitation of that built at Damascus by Beybars. The celebrated Hall ofJoseph, of which many pictures^ happily remain, is also ascribed by M, 30 RAMBLES IN CAIRO… … \Ve had to prociu-e a special permit to visit this mosque (oft-en RAMBLES IN CAIRO 31 erroneously called Qalaun after Mohammed en Nassers father) and wecame away full of indignation against the unconscious vandalism of theauthorities. The mosque is used to store what surely might well behoused…
