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| Title: |
Cairo : Mosque of El Kaitbay [Graphic]
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| Year: |
[1868-1869].
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| Creator: |
Good, Frank Mason
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| Category: |
Mosque Of El Kaitbay
Minarets
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| Object Details: |
1 photograph : albumen ; 20.8 x 16 cm ( 8 x 6.25 in).
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| Notes: |
Attached description: "The Mosque containing the tomb of Sultan Kaitbay, who defeated the Turks under Bazajet II., A.D. 1491.
Fergusson calls it 'the most perfect gem in or about Cairo,' surpassing even the Alhambra in elegance. In front are tombs
more or less ruinous."
Domed mosque, various buildings and a minaret
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| Collection: |
CAJS Image Collection XAJ GOO 2268 XAJ36
The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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