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Cairo

 

The Egyptian barracks at Cairo

 

The Delta barrage. The barrage was designed by the French engineer Moughal Bey and was finally completed in 1862. It was replaced by a new barrage in 1939.

 

The Mosque of Mohammad Ali in the Citadel

 

The mosque today. Copyright Reg Clark.

 

The Al-Rifa’i Mosque with the Sultan Hassan mosque to the left. The Al-Rifa’i mosque was completed in 1912 and is the burial place of two sufi saints. The Sultan Hassan Mosque is one of Cairo’s finest medieval buildings.

 

The Sultan Hassan Mosque

 

Although the angle of this photograph does not correspond with the 1917 ones it has been included to show the large number of satellite dishes. Thank you to Reg Clark for this. Copyright Reg Clark.