Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 63
... magnificent as is its museum with its priceless store of antiquities , Cairo after all falls back on her native population for her chief power to at- tract and hold . The tombs of her Caliphs will hardly call the traveler to a second ...
... magnificent as is its museum with its priceless store of antiquities , Cairo after all falls back on her native population for her chief power to at- tract and hold . The tombs of her Caliphs will hardly call the traveler to a second ...
Page 77
... magnificently carved pulpit and a deep , in- laid prayer niche in the eastern liwan . Carved stone pulpits like this - simply a lofty platform at the top of an imposing flight of steps - are common in all Cairo mosques , and I suppose ...
... magnificently carved pulpit and a deep , in- laid prayer niche in the eastern liwan . Carved stone pulpits like this - simply a lofty platform at the top of an imposing flight of steps - are common in all Cairo mosques , and I suppose ...
Page 78
... magnificent mosque of Mohammed Ali , de- priving Cairo of its most picturesque and conspicuous adornment . Naturally it is from the top of the Mok- hattam that one obtains the very best view of Cairo - and common consent decrees it the ...
... magnificent mosque of Mohammed Ali , de- priving Cairo of its most picturesque and conspicuous adornment . Naturally it is from the top of the Mok- hattam that one obtains the very best view of Cairo - and common consent decrees it the ...
Page 79
... magnificent that you will thank me for urging you to come . If possible , remain until sunset , which is generally dependable to be a gorgeous exhibition . - Cairo lies at your feet , and for the first time you appreciate its vast ...
... magnificent that you will thank me for urging you to come . If possible , remain until sunset , which is generally dependable to be a gorgeous exhibition . - Cairo lies at your feet , and for the first time you appreciate its vast ...
Page 87
... magnificent museum . Of that , however , it is hopeless to say much in detail . The scope of that treasure - house of priceless antiqui- ties is so vast that no casual reference , such as these pages will permit , can have any value ...
... magnificent museum . Of that , however , it is hopeless to say much in detail . The scope of that treasure - house of priceless antiqui- ties is so vast that no casual reference , such as these pages will permit , can have any value ...
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Abydos Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ammon Ammon-Ra ancient appears Arabs Assiut Assuan backsheesh bank bazaars Beni Hassan body building Cairo camel carved cemetery chapel Cheops Citadel cliffs colossi columns Copts court dead decoration delightful Dendera desert donkey doubtless dragoman Dynasty Edfû Egypt Egyptian erected Esneh eternal face feet feluccas Ghizeh gods Greek Hassan Hatasu Hathor Horus huge hypostyle hall impressive Isis Karnak Khephrên king KOM OMBO land later lofty Luxor magnificent massive mastaba mastaba tomb Memphis midst miles modern Mohammed monarchs monument mortuary mosque Mouski mummy native Nile once Osiris passed Pharaoh Philæ Professor Ptolemaic pylon pyramids Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum Raschid ride river rock ruin sacred Sakkâra sands seems seen Seti shrine side sort sowaheen Sphinx spot steamer stone street Taiyah tarbush temple Thebes thing Thutmosis Thutmosis III tion to-day towers valley visitor walls worship