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Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide | 
| Author: Caroline Williams
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
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Sales Rank: 917882
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 286
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 9774162056
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9789774162053
ASIN: 9774162056
Publication Date: November 6, 2008
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Product Description
This is a new edition of the popular guide to Cairo's monuments. Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first visually by nineteenth-century western artists then intellectually by twentieth-century Islamic art specialists, now awaits the delight of the general visitor.This new, fully revised edition of a popular and handy guide continues to walk the visitor around two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments. It also keeps pace with recent restoration initiatives and newly opened monuments such as the Amir Taz Palace and the Sitt Wasila House.
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Meticulous yet concise, an amazing guide book January 22, 2007
Hussein M. H. Allam (Giza, Egypt)
Caroline Williams has set the standard for all future books dealing with Cairo's Islamic heritage. Each chapter covers a specific area in medieval Cairo and starts with a list of the structures to be discussed. The buildings are ranked according to quality - a feature that tourists with limited time will find invaluable. The book reads easily and in addition to describing the architectural features of the mosques, palaces and madrasas goes on to give a brief history of each monument's builder. Detailed and accurate maps are given at the end of the book. An introductory chapter describing the features of Islamic architecture in general is included. However, if you're looking for a book of photographs this is not it.
Islamic Monuments in Cairo May 25, 2008
Richard Mole (Sydney)
Given the often lightweight nature of 'guidebooks', Carolone Williams' guide is a real breath of fresh air. It is not an academic tome but instead is written in a way that informs and instructs newcomers about Cairo's wonderful heritage of Islamic Architecture. The maps are useful, though occasionally confusing, and the index takes a while to get to grips with but overall it is a thoroughly useful addition to the world of guide books. I look forward to future additions - perhaps including some of Nicholas Warner's superb maps and isometric drawings.
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