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Cairo, Governorate Al-Qahirah: Al-Darbel Ahmar Al-Azhar Mosque (detail) Fatimid (909-1171) & Mamluk Dynasties (1250-1517) 969-971, Ŧ Al-Muizz Lideenillah (953-975) & later |
Comments: Good example of muqarnas - traditional Islamic type of corbel used as a decorative device in the form of small pointed niches, stacked in tiers above each other. Interesting formal parallel from the Christian West - sculptural baldachins from La Sainte-Chapelle. |
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