Story of Cairo

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Travel & Geography, History, Art, Design & Architecture

Authors: Stanley Lane-Poole In Year : 1906

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Story of Cairo

Preface
Chapter I The Two Cities Part 1
Chapter I The Two Cities Part 2
Chapter II The Town of the Tent Part 1
Chapter II The Town of the Tent Part 2
Chapter III The Faubourgs Part 1
Chapter III The Faubourgs Part 2
Chapter IV Misr
Chapter V Cairo Part 1
Chapter V Cairo Part 2
Chapter V Cairo Part 3
Chapter VI Saladin's Castle Part 1
Chapter VI Saladin's Castle Part 2
Chapter VII The Dome Builders Part 1
Chapter VII The Dome Builders Part 2
Chapter VII The Dome Builders Part 3
Chapter VIII The City of the Arabian Nights Part 1
Chapter VIII The City of the Arabian Nights Part 2
Chapter IX Beys and Pashas Part 1
Chapter IX Beys and Pashas Part 2
Appendix: Rulers and Monuments of Cairo

Although Cairo is most famous for the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Giza located at its outskirts, the city as we know it today dates back only to 969. Since then, numerous rulers of different Muslim dynasties built fortifications, mosques and other buildings that earned Cairo the name "city of a thousand minarets".
In this book, Stanley Lane-Poole traces the history of Cairo from the early Muslim period to the British Invasion of 1882. While doing so, he gives vivid descriptions of many of the mediaeval buildings that shape Cairo's cityscape to this day.
This book is part of the "Mediaeval Town" series published in the early 20th century.
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