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4+ YearsPublisher | American University in Cairo Press |
ISBN 13 | 9789774165238 |
ISBN 10 | 9774165233 |
Book Description | The small sabil-kuttab (a charitable foundation particular to Cairo that combines a public water dispensary with a Quranic school) built in 1760 opposite the venerated Sayyida Zeinab Mosque is almost unique in Cairo: it is one of only two dedicated b |
About the Author | Agnieszka Dobrowolska is a conservation architect and the author of Muhammad 'Ali Pasha and His Sabil (with Khaled Fahmy, AUC Press, 2004) and The Building Crafts of Cairo (AUC Press, 2005). Jaroslaw Dobrowolski is an architect and the author of The Living Stones of Cairo (AUC Press, 2001). A husband-and-wife team, they also authored Heliopolis: Rebirth of the City of the Sun (AUC Press, 2006). |
Language | English |
Author | Agnieszka Dobrowolska |
Number of Pages | 196 pages |
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