Islamic Northern Cemetery in Cairo, where several domes of Mamluk mausoleums can be seen

V. R. Lanzone, 1865 - 1870

Islamic Northern Cemetery in Cairo, where several domes of Mamluk mausoleums can be seen. The twin domes belong to the mosque of the funerary complex and the khanqah of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq. The author's signature… · description from the collection

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Artist: V. R. Lanzone ¹
Date: 1865 - 1870 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, ALBUM1_039

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