Tombs of the Khalifs, Across Egyptian Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Collection: Middle East
Title
Tombs of the Khalifs, Across Egyptian Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Tombs of the Caliphs
Subject
Cairo (Egypt)--History
Kings and rulers--Tombs
Description
On verso:
No. 276. TOMBS OF THE KHALIFS.
Cairo has been the capitol of Egypt for centuries. Its architecture is thoroughly Oriental, showing, however, among its buildings witnesses of remote ages as well as of its more recent history. Many of its former rulers lie buried in the city. It contains over 500 mosques, many of them in ruins. The finest of all is the Sultan Hassan Mosque, a truly noble building with a lofty minaret. One was built in the ninth century while the Azhar Mosque is famous for its school of theology, attended, by men from all parts of the Mohammedan world.
The European quarter, known as Ismailiyeh, surrounds the octagonal Esbekiyeh Garden, a beautiful park with cafes and concert halls. Of the 600,000 inhabitants of Cairo about 25,000 are foreigners, mostly from Italy, Greece, France, Austria, England, Germany, and the United States, who in the last 50 years have worked considerable change in the life of the city.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
276
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Tombs of the Khalifs, Across Egyptian Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/578.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
Tombs of the Khalifs, Across Egyptian Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Tombs of the Caliphs
Subject
Cairo (Egypt)--History
Kings and rulers--Tombs
Description
On verso:
No. 276. TOMBS OF THE KHALIFS.
Cairo has been the capitol of Egypt for centuries. Its architecture is thoroughly Oriental, showing, however, among its buildings witnesses of remote ages as well as of its more recent history. Many of its former rulers lie buried in the city. It contains over 500 mosques, many of them in ruins. The finest of all is the Sultan Hassan Mosque, a truly noble building with a lofty minaret. One was built in the ninth century while the Azhar Mosque is famous for its school of theology, attended, by men from all parts of the Mohammedan world.
The European quarter, known as Ismailiyeh, surrounds the octagonal Esbekiyeh Garden, a beautiful park with cafes and concert halls. Of the 600,000 inhabitants of Cairo about 25,000 are foreigners, mostly from Italy, Greece, France, Austria, England, Germany, and the United States, who in the last 50 years have worked considerable change in the life of the city.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
276
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Tombs of the Khalifs, Across Egyptian Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/578.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches