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Rambles in Cairo (1917)

Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 96

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I.Madrasseh of Sultan Farag. funeral chambers; the chapel at the north end contains the sarcophagusof the sultan, in richly carved marble ; a pillar at one end is said to representthe stature of Baniuq, who must indeed have been a fine, well-grown man,nearly seven feet tall. A smaller tomb was… … Phot. CluitU-rtdii. Mosque of Shaaban.Wooden trellis of sebil window. There are some remains of beautiful wooden trellis work in this chapel,as also in that of the south corner which contains three tombs of royalladies, wives or daughters of the Sultan. This particular kind of trellis (I) A small…

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