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 Pictures of Cairo - Egypt: Pyramids, Mosques, Palaces, Museums. Pyrmids of Khefren, Keops, Great Sphinx, Saqqarah...

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	The complex of Sultan Qalaun -Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The complex is the earliest example of a new Syrian style of those times, and displays typical Mameluke architecture. The entrance design is of interlaced polychrome masonry ablaq (alternating use of red and white or black and white stone), while the square bottom and middle stories of the minaret reflect the Syrian design.
	The complex of Sultan Qalaun-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The exterior windows are columned and reminiscent of Gothic style, which Qalaun was certainly familiar with from the Crusader's churches.
	Sultan Hassan Mosque-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The architecture of the portal has sometimes been compared to the Gok madrasa in Anatolia because of the medallions flanking the stalactite vault, the carved bands framing it and the panels filled with geometric patterns.
	Sultan Hassan Mosque-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: On each side of the sahn (courtyartd) are recesses with arched supports known as iwans, which open upon the courtyard. Each of the four iwans represents one school of Sunni Islam (Shafii, Maliki, Hanafi and Hanbali).
	Sultan Hassan Mosque-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: Qibla Iwan is this the largest vaulted hall of the medieval Muslim world. The use of polychrome marble paneling is one of the most characteristic features of Mamluk decoration. The style of the columns that flank the decorations indicates that they may have been trophies from Crusader buildings in Palestine.
	Midan Hussein-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: Midan Hussein, in Khan El Khalili is full of qahwas (cafes) where we can have a tea and observe the life in center of the historical Cairo.
	Midan Qala-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: In Midan Qala are Sultan Hassan Mosque and Ar-Rifai Mosque. The last one is less spectacular and it houses the tombs of the egyptian royal family and the tomb of the last Sha of Iran.
	Al Salih Nagm Minar-Cairo-Egypt Author: Marta Leonor Vidal Text: The Madrasa of al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub occupies part of the site where the Great Fatimid Palace once stood within the heart of the Fatimid city, as does part of the famous Khan el-Khalili bazar. Its minaret consists of a rectangular shaft, receding in the shape of an octagon, and topped by a ribbed, angular roof resting on stalactites.
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