4.615 | Spring 2002 | Undergraduate

The Architecture of Cairo

6 - Late Fatimid Period (1074-1171)

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Al-Aqmar Mosque: The central medallion above the entrance door with a Qur’anic verse inscribed around the central ring, which contains the words “Muhammad” and “`Ali”.

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Al-Aqmar Mosque
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Al-Aqmar Mosque: The central medallion above the entrance door with a Qur’anic verse inscribed around the central ring, which contains the words “Muhammad” and “`Ali”.
Al-Aqmar Mosque

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