10.28.02 Islamic Cairo Page 2
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straight ahead to the right
suhaymi mansion, islamic cairo
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panorama of 5 pictures covering a 90° arch.
the pentagon
suhaymi mansion, islamic cairo
detail of a chandelier and the roof
urn and grind (shadows in the courtyard aspect)
suhaymi mansion, islamic cairo
an old mill for grinding something or other in the courtyard.
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suhaymi mansion, islamic cairo
not sure why, but this picture conveys a sense of overpoweringly loneliness to me
stepintothelight
suhaymi mansion, islamic cairo
a slightly less lonely door beckons those that would seek for curiosity's sake
man in the mosque
mosque of al-maridani
a caretaker of the al-maridani mosque (built 1339) waits to show the willing the path to existentialism. or, failing that, the roof, just beyond the stairs hidden behind this medieval doorway.
what lay beyond
al-maridani mosque
existential ponderings of what was up the flight of stairs beyond the man in the mosque
half-moon nautilus
al-maridani mosque
from out of the darkness springs the light
protected by the club
near the blue mosque (mosque of aqsunqur)
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