THE FATAMID ARCHITECTURE IN CAIRO
تاريخ النشر: 01/01/1994
الناشر: الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب
نبذة الناشر:The purpose of this book is to give the reader a fairly comprehensive picture of Fatimid architecture in Egypt. The Fatimids established themselves as an independent dynasty in Egypt, founding the city of Cairo (Al-Qahirah) in A. H. 358/A. D. 969. Advancing to Egypt from North Africa, they brought with ...them the artistic traditions which had roots all over the Islamic world, from Iraq in the Eas to Marrakesh in the west. In Today's Cairo there are many buildings which testify to the variety and richness of that tradition and this book is designed to give a chronological account of it. It deals in the three chapters with religious mausoleums, and military buildings respectively. The illustrations will help the reader to grasp the magnificence of this reich tradition. إقرأ المزيد