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Mosque of al-'Amri, Esna: the Fatimid minaret

RIBA Ref No RIBA27476
Artist/PhotographerDeakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
CountryEgypt
CityEsna
Subject Date1081
Image Date1936
ViewExterior
StyleIslamic
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceDK/E/52
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditRalph Deakin / RIBA Collections
SubjectMosques ; Lanterns ; Towers
NOTES: This minaret with a square base, cylindrical upper part, concave octagonal drum, and domed lantern, is typical of Upper Egypt. The design is attributed to Fakhr al-Mulk Sa'd al-Dawla Sar Takin, a high-ranking Fatimid official.
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