
Ottoman Cairo: Religious Architecture From Sultan Selim to Napoleon
Robert W. Lebling
Chahinda Karim.
AUC Press, 2021.
“Ottoman Cairo was a continuing evolution that reflected the architectural development of the city. It integrated the past with the present, culminating in a splendid finale, a perfect city with a brilliant architectural history.”
—From Ottoman Cairo
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