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Rambles in Cairo (1917)

Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 94

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nts in it. It included a khaiujelior monastery, a fountain and a primary school, besides the usual featuresof a tomb-mosque. The exterior aspect is unusually symmetrical, with twominarets, one of which has lost its upper storey, and two very high andwide stone cupolas, decorated in an effective… … z~^^i^^^:ii::ij^^^K. Phot. Wade.Mausoleum of Sultan Barquq. Arcade of Sanctuary. through lack of funds, has only been very sparingly restored. Here, toothe building is entered by a vaulted passage of an imposing descriptionwhich leads into the open and very large sahn or courtyard. The generalplan…

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