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Landscape on Rhoda island, Cairo

Landscape on the Nile. In the background, the Pyramids of Giza.

The Obelisk of Al Masalah or Obelisk of Heliopolis, Cairo.

Pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx, Giza necropolis.

The Pyramids of Giza necropolis. In the foregroun,d the Prince of Wales visiting the site.

The Mamluk mosque of Sultan Hassan as seen from the mosque of Mehmed Ali, Cairo. In the foreground, part of the alabaster exterior of the mosque.

Fountain of the inner court of the mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo.

Tombs of Mamluk Sultans, Cairo.

The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops at Giza necropolis.

Landscape on Nile river. In the background, the Pyramids of Giza.

View of Cairo from the Citadel of Saladin. In the background, the Pyramids of Giza.

Mosque at Cairo.

Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo.

Mosque of Amir Kabir Qurqumas al-Atabeki, Cairo.

Remains of the palace of Saladin at Saladin Citadel, Cairo. The hall pictured was known as “Joseph's Hall”.

Giza pyramids, Cairo.

Scene on the banks of the Nile, Cairo.

Suppression of Mamluk revolt, Cairo.

Scene at the inner court of Sultan Hassan mosque at Cairo.

Top: Catacombs of Milos island: Plan, architectural features and votive offerings. Bottom: Vertical section of pyramid.

Mamluk Sultan, Cairo.

Mamluk costume.

Top: Costume of Muslim woman of Cairo. Bottom: Bride and bridesgroom of Cairo.

View of the cistern and the aqueduct of Cairo.

Streetlet at Bayn al-Qasrayn quarter, Cairo.

Silk market before the mosque of Mamluk Sultan al-Ghuri.

Gate at the Roman fortress of Babylon, today in the Coptic quarter of Cairo.

The minaret and outer walls of Ibn Tulun mosque, Cairo.

View of al-Kabsh fortress, Cairo.

Streetlet close to the mosque of Sultan Barkuk. On the right, the minaret and the mausoleum of the complex.