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Egypt & Nubia, Volume III, No. 8: Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo

Louis Haghe

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a large, ornate building with a courtyard. The courtyard features a central structure with a white dome and a surrounding roof supported by several columns. A second, smaller domed structure is visible in the background. The building's walls are constructed from stone or brick and feature large arches. The walls have horizontal stripes of orange and white. Several people are present in the courtyard, some sitting on the ground and others standing. They wear robes and head coverings. At the bottom of the image, text reads "MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN, CAIRO".

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