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Cairo since 1900 : an architectural guide

Title
Cairo since 1900 : an architectural guide / Mohamed ElShahed ; foreword by Mercedes Volait.
Author
Elshahed, Mohamed
Publication
  • Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press , 2020.
  • ©2020

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Volait, Mercedes
Description
407 pages : illustrations, map, plans; 20 cm
Summary
The city of a thousand minarets is also the city of eclectic modern constructions, turn-of-the-century revivalism and romanticism, concrete expressionism, and modernist design. Yet while much has been published on Cairo's ancient, medieval, and early-modern architectural heritage, the city's modern architecture has to date not received the attention it deserves. Cairo since 1900: An Architectural Guide is the first comprehensive architectural guide to the constructions that have shaped and continue to shape the Egyptian capital since the early twentieth century. From the sleek apartment tower for Inji Zada in Ghamra designed by Antoine Selim Nahas in 1937, to the city's many examples of experimental church architecture, and visible landmarks such as the Mugamma and Arab League buildings, Cairo is home to a rich store of modernist building styles. Arranged by geographical area, the guide includes entries for 150 buildings of note, each entry consisting of concise, explanatory text describing the building and its significance accompanied by photographs, drawings, and maps. This pocket-sized volume is an ideal companion for the city's visitors and residents as well as an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Cairo's architecture and urban history.
Alternative Title
Architectural guide in Cairo
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Architecture > Egypt > Cairo > Guidebooks
  • Architecture > Egypt > Cairo > History
  • Architecture, Modern > 20th century
  • Architecture
  • Architecture, Modern
  • Buildings
  • Travel
  • Cairo (Egypt) > Buildings, structures, etc
  • Cairo (Egypt) > Description and travel
  • Egypt > Cairo
Genre/Form
  • Guidebooks.
  • History.
Note
  • "Dar el Kutub no: 20785/17"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-405) and index
ISBN
  • 9789774168697
  • 9774168690
OCLC
  • on1142500848
  • SCSB-9708054
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library