Cairo illustrated / written and photographed by Michael Haag.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haag, Michael, 1943-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cairo (Egypt)--Pictorial works.

Cairo (Egypt).

Cairo (Egypt)--History.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2006.

Summary:

Cairo is an exploding modern metropolis of eighteen million people that nevertheless preserves within its heart the finest medieval city in the world, its alleys, mosques, and caravanserais the original setting for the Arabian Nights, whose atmosphere is palpable still for the visitor wandering through its bazaars, while at sunset the pyramids glow gold against the Western Desert as they have done for one million seven hundred thousand evenings past. The monuments of pharaohs and sultans lie within the city's reach, making Cairo and its environs an unequaled storehouse of human achievement.

In this guide to the largest city in Africa and the political and cultural fulcrum of the Arab world, Michael Haag explores Cairo's past and present in word and picture, from Saqqara to the Citadel of Saladin, from the ancient synagogue and churches of Old Cairo to the skyscrapers along the Nile, from Khan al-Khalili, the vast bazaar as intricate as inlay work, to the Belle Epoque facades of the downtown streets, and introduces you to the treasures of three great civilizations at the Islamic, Coptic, and Egyptian antiquities museums. Beautifully illustrated with 200 color photographs, this is a fascinating armchair tour of Cairo in all its variety. Book jacket.

Contents:

An Outline of People and Events including maps of the city 3

Old Cairo 8

The Coptic Museum 14

Fustat 17

The Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Gayer-Anderson House 18

The Citadel 22

The Southern Quarters 28

The Sultan Hasan and Rifai Mosques 32

Al-Azhar Park 37

Darb al-Ahmar 38

The Islamic Museum 44

From Bab Zuwayla to al-Azhar 46

Khan al-Khalili 52

The Heart of Medieval Cairo 56

Bayt al-Suhaymi 62

The Mosque of al-Hakim and the Northern Gates 67

The City of the Dead 68

Downtown Cairo 72

Garden City 78

Manyal Palace 81

Gezira 82

The Egyptian Museum 88

Memphis and Saqqara 92

The Pyramids 94.

ISBN:

9774249356

OCLC:

70888903