1929 Cairo Mosque Sultan Hassan Mamluk Architecture - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE EG1 Costume & Fashion and a popular amusement area

and a popular amusement area on Midway Plaisance with carnival rides

This is an original 1907 color print of "The Ortler from the Stelvio Road

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This is an original 1906 black and white print ad promoting the Briar Cliff hand made furniture from Craft Settlement Shop located in Ossining-on-Hudson

1929 Cairo Mosque Sultan Hassan Mamluk Architecture - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE EG1 Costume & Fashion and a popular amusement areaThis is an original 1929 photogravure of the view of Cairo, Egypt from the Mosque of Ibn Tulun. Shown is the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, constructed between 1356 and 1363. This Mosque is considered one of the masterpieces of Mamluk architecture and is featured on the Egyptian one hundred (100) pound note. The structure in the background (top right) is the Citadel. This image showcases the origin of Cairo's nickname The City of a Thousand Minarets.