23x16cm, vii,90,(106)pp, Contains 106pp containing 195 photo illustrations. Contents: The Evolution of Islamic Architecture in Cairo; The 19th Century;The 20th Century; Islamic Revival Architecture; Modernized Islamic Style; Eclecticism; 20th-Century Islamic Style; Baroque Islamic Style (Heliopolis); Miscellaneous Examples. Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper.

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Title

Early Twentieth-Century Islamic Architecture in Cairo

Publisher

American University Press (1993), Cairo

Publication Date

1993

ISBN 10

9774243005

ISBN 13

9789774243004

Binding

orig.boards

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106pp photoplates

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Modern Egypt

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Through an examination of facades throughout Cairo, the author defines the different trends of the Islamic Revival, a 20th-century reaction against Western architectural trends. He also discusses the impact of architectural education and nationalism upon the Islamic Revival movement.

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