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Rambles in Cairo (1917)

Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 80

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Mosque of Sultan Hassan. Porch. aspect is, to my mind, that which faces the Mohammed Aly street, showingthe extraordinary heiglit of its walls, crowned by a fine stalactite corniche, RAMBLES IN CAIRO 51 and the elegant porch so artistically planned as to be in perfect harmonywith the rest of the… … Mosque of Sultan Hassan. East Fa<ade. the dome, or of ihe northern minaret, a small and mean-looking objectcompared to its magnificent pendent f)n the south side. These two minarets J2 RAMBLES IN CAIRO were intended to be alike and, in fact, I believe there were t(^ be two moreon the two other…

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