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The mosque of Mamluk Sultan Hasan seen from the mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo

Photograph
1862 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe mosque of Mamluk Sultan Hasan seen from the mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Francis Bedford, showing the mosque of Sultan Hasan seen from the mosque of Muhammed Ali Pasha, built in 1356-1362 and 1848. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1862
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions


  • Translation
    جامع السلطان حسن



  • Translation
    جامع محمد على باشا

Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.133 and no.503
Other numbers
  • 133 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 503 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
53644

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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