Architecture for the dead : Cairo's medieval necropolis /

Architecture for the dead : Cairo's medieval necropolis /

"In Architecture for the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailed and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they descri...

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Main Author: El Kadi, Galila (Author)

Other Authors: Bonnamy, Alain.

Format: Book

Language: English
French

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Cemeteries > Egypt > Cairo.
Islamic architecture > Egypt > Cairo.
Sepulchral monuments > Egypt > Cairo.

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Call Number: NA6192 .E4413 2007

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Table of Contents:
  • Continuity and change in religious beliefs
  • The southern necropolis : the Qarafa
  • Bab al-Nasr : the wood necropolis
  • The eastern necropolis : tombs of the caliphs
  • City of the dead : a home for the homeless
  • Heritage and challenges
  • Where do we go from here?
  • Chronology.