First World War Black and White Photograph of Mosque in Cairo
1915 - 1919A small black and white photograph showing the outside of an ornate building that is identified as a mosque. One large dome and two smaller ones can be seen atop the building and 4 thin ornate turrets rise from the corners of the building to a height well above the roof top. There is a small garden in front of the buildings and a local man in robes posing for the photograph on the left-hand side of the image. The reverse of the image has the proforma printing of part of a postcard and an inscription. The photograph has a small border and is in good condition.
The image depicts The Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo. This mosque is celebrated as one of the greatest masterpieces of Mamluk architecture, widely revered for its colossal scale, meticulous design, and rich historical significance. It was built between 1356 and 1363 AD under the rule of Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.
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On the reverse in machine printing “POST / CORRESPONDENCE” with “Mosks Cairo” written in black ink.
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