#islamic architecture
Across centuries, the Egyptian desert has bore witness to kings and prophets, messengers and messiahs, pariahs and pashas. Today, its history is a flood of religious love-stories and spiritual epics - from the pantheons of antiquity to Abrahamic tales: most present-day monotheistic religions bear the mark of Egypt in some capacity. And they have left their mark upon Egypt in histories and monuments. Here is a celebration of three Cairene structures that have proven socially vital, religiously unparalleled, and architecturally…