Title
Cairo - old house and Masharabieh 1865
Caption
Cairo - old house and Masharabieh; Mashrabiya, Shanashil (Arabic: ?????? or ???????) is the Arabic term given to a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with carved wood latticework located on the second storey of a building or higher, often lined with stained glass. The mashrabiy (sometimes shanshool or rushan) is an element of traditional Arabic architecture used since the middle ages up to the mid twentieth century. It is mostly used on the street side of the building; however, it may also be used internally on sahn side.
Date
1865
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Reference
UMG20A60_149
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
46,6Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,7in x 15,4in / 3520 x 4627 (300dpi)