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Mosque, tomb, and madrasa of Qala'un, Cairo, built 1283-85. Symmetrical detail of pendentive and balcony embrasures in this medieval mausoleum. It has been replaced and repaired but still shows the delicate tracery typical of Islamic architectural ornament.

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Filename: Ceiling detail in the Qala'un mausoleum, Cairo
Copyright: © JLD Tifft 2005. All rights reserved.
Image Size: 3600x2383 / 5.9MB; Mausoleum tomb Qalawun Qala'un Islamic architecture dome arches geometric ornament upward medieval Mamluk
Contained in galleries: EGYPT IN THE SADAT YEARS

Mosque, tomb, and madrasa of Qala'un, Cairo, built 1283-85. Symmetrical detail of pendentive and balcony embrasures in this medieval mausoleum. It has been replaced and repaired but still shows the delicate tracery typical of Islamic architectural ornament.