Islamic Cairo

by Siliotti, Alberto

• ISBN13: 9789774245985
• ISBN10: 9774245989
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr

Summary

A new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt's rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawings - all in just 48 pages. Cairo has more medieval monuments than any other city in the world. This guide outlines the history and architecture of the city and describes the major mosques, madrasas, and mausoleums, the citadel, the famous bazaar of Khan al-Khalili, the Nilometer, and the Museum of Islamic Art.

Table of Contents

History	5	(8)
The Origins: al-Fustat and al-`Askar	6	(1)
Ibn Tulun and al-Qata'!'	7	(1)
The fatimids found al-Qahira	8	(1)
Saladin and the Ayyubids	9	(1)
The Mamluks, Slaves and Sultans	10	(1)
The Ottomans	11	(1)
Muhammad `Ali and His Age	12	(1)
Architecture	13	(8)
The Mosques and the Madrasas	14	(2)
The Sabils and Sabil-Kuttabs	16	(2)
The Caravanserais (Wikala)	18	(2)
Private Houses	20	(1)
The Great Monuments	21	(27)
The Mosque of lbn Tulun	22	(2)
The Gayer-Anderson Museum	24	(1)
The al-Ghuri Complex	25	(1)
The Mosque of al-Azhar	26	(2)
The Mosque of al-Hakim	28	(2)
Khan al-Khalili	30	(4)
The Qalawun and Barquq Complexes	34	(2)
The Madrasa of Sultan Hassan	36	(2)
The Mosque of al-Mu'ayyad	38	(2)
The Blue Mosque	40	(2)
The Citadel	42	(2)
The Tombs of the Mamluks	44	(2)
The Nilometer	46	(1)
The Museum of Islamic Art	47	(1)
Bibliography	48