Unlike Baghdad and Damascus, Cairo was spared the devastation of the Mongol invasions, and many of its fine medieval structures are still standing - mosques, madrasas, mausoleums, caravanserais, fortifications, aqueducts, private houses, Quranic schools. It is an unequaled treasure-house of Islamic architecture - a treasure-house that most visitors pass by in ignorance. This revised and updated edition of an always popular book describes Cairo's rich architectural heritage and medieval urban development, and guides the visitor around over two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments.
- ISBN10 9774242904
- ISBN13 9789774242908
- Publish Date 4 November 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 August 2002
- Publish Country EG
- Imprint The American University in Cairo Press
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 324
- Language English