Sujet
The domes and minarets of the Madrasa of Sultan Hassan and the Rifa'i Mosque
Légende
The domes and minarets of the Madrasa of Sultan Hassan and the Rifa'i Mosque, The mosque was an enormous construction of a four iwan (roofed or vaulted hall open at one end). It is reported that with the building of this mosque the sultan desired to surpass the great iwan of the Sassanian palace at Ctesiphon in Iraq. Egypt. Islamic. Early Mamluk period, 1356-1359 AD. Cairo.
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Werner Forman Archive
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A34_221
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,9Mo (2,1Mo) / 28,4cm x 30,0cm / 3349 x 3543 (300dpi)