Cairo Images III:
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  • Ibn Tulun Mosque
  • Khan al Khalili - View I
  • Khan al Khalili - View II
  • Khan al Khalili - View III
  • Memphis
  • Midan Hussein
  • Saqqara - Step Pyramid
  • Saqqara - Pyramid of Userkaf
Ibn Tulun Mosque

Dating to the late ninth century A.D., this mosque is Cairo's oldest intact and functioning Islamic landmark. The massive inner courtyard showcases what historians consider the first use of pointed arches, built here a full two centuries before European Gothic arches were developed.

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