Cairo Illustrated

by Michael Haag

Book Overview

A visual journey through the streets and the history of the Mother of the World

Cairo is an exploding modern metropolis of eighteen million people that nevertheless preserves within its heart the finest medieval city in the world, its alleys, mosques, and caravanserais the original setting for the Arabian Nights, whose atmosphere is palpable still for the visitor wandering through its bazaars, while at sunset the Pyramids glow gold against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774249356
• ISBN13: 9789774249358
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 11.0"