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Bab Zuweila - one of the gates in the Fatimid city wall of Cairo. 1092 AD, about the time that William the Conqueror was building the White Tower in England. #cairoegypt #babzuweila #fatimidcairo #fatimids #cairogate #fatimidarchitecture #islamicarchitecture
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Another for #ramadan2017 : Al-Hakim mosque (Cairo, 990-1013 AD) After that, the Caliphs al-Aziz and his son al-Hakim built a mosque (990-1013 AD). This mosque follows generally the same pattern as earlier mosques, with a big courtyard and a prayer hall with pointed arches. Three small domes emphasize which side the prayer hall is on. On the opposite side, there's a big entrance gate. #mosque #cairo #fatimids #fatimidarchitecture #islamicegypt #islam #islamicarchitecture
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