Cairo Illustrated by Michael Haag (English) Paperback Book

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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 the Western Desert as they have done for one million seven hundred thousand evenings past. The monuments of pharaohs and sultans lie within the city??'s reach, making Cairo and its environs an unequaled storehouse of human achievement.In this guide to the largest city in Africa and the political and cultural fulcrum of the Arab world, Michael Haag explores Cairo??'s past and present in word and picture, from Saqqara to the Citadel of Saladin, from the ancient synagogue and churches of Old Cairo to the skyscrapers along the Nile, from Khan al-Khalili, the vast bazaar as intricate as inlay work, to the Belle Epoque fa??ades of the downtown streets, and introduces you to the treasures of three great civilizations at the Islamic, Coptic, and Egyptian Antiquities museums. Beautifully illustrated with 150 color photographs, this is a fascinating armchair tour of Cairo in all its variety.

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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 the Western Desert as they have done for one million seven hundred thousand evenings past. The monuments of pharaohs and sultans lie within the city's reach, making Cairo and its environs an unequaled storehouse of human achievement. In this guide to the largest city in Africa and the political and cultural fulcrum of the Arab world, Michael Haag explores Cairo's past and present in word and picture, from Saqqara to the Citadel of Saladin, from the ancient synagogue and churches of Old Cairo to the skyscrapers along the Nile, from Khan al-Khalili, the vast bazaar as intricate as inlay work, to the Epoque facades of the downtown streets, and introduces you to the treasures of three great civilizations at the Islamic, Coptic, and Egyptian Antiquities museums.Beautifully illustrated with 150 color photographs, this is a fascinating armchair tour of Cairo in all its variety.

Author Biography

Michael Haag is a London-based writer and photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue. He is the author of Alexandria; City of Memory, and he has written and photographed Alexandria Illustrated (both AUC Press, 2004).

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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 the Western Desert as they have done for one million seven hundred thousand evenings past. The monuments of pharaohs and sultans lie within the city?'s reach, making Cairo and its environs an unequaled storehouse of human achievement.In this guide to the largest city in Africa and the political and cultural fulcrum of the Arab world, Michael Haag explores Cairo?'s past and present in word and picture, from Saqqara to the Citadel of Saladin, from the ancient synagogue and churches of Old Cairo to the skyscrapers along the Nile, from Khan al-Khalili, the vast bazaar as intricate as inlay work, to the Belle Epoque fa'ades of the downtown streets, and introduces you to the treasures of three great civilizations at the Islamic, Coptic, and Egyptian Antiquities museums. Beautifully illustrated with 150 color photographs, this is a fascinating armchair tour of Cairo in all its variety.

Details ISBN9774249356 Author Michael Haag Short Title CAIRO ILLUS Pages 95 Publisher American University in Cairo Press Language English Photographer Michael Haag ISBN-10 9774249356 ISBN-13 9789774249358 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-01-31 Imprint The American University in Cairo Press Country of Publication Egypt DEWEY 916.2160455 Place of Publication Cairo Birth 1943 DOI 10.1604/9789774249358 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2015-09-30 We've got this

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