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Dozens of lanterns, some six-sided, some round and pierced, some shaped like stars, hang at different heights and glow in a warm shop.
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Old Cairo Nights

Lantern Market

No. 17 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeDozens of lanterns, some six-sided, some round and pierced, some shaped like stars, hang at different heights and glow in a warm shop.

What it meansLantern makers in Cairo's old markets still cut and solder tin and coloured glass by hand.

Where it worksA festive, glowing piece for a dining room or a family room.

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A narrow lane between tall painted houses with wooden balconies and lit windows, strung with lanterns, leading to a striped gateway beneath a minaret and a carved stone dome under a full moon.The LaneNo. 1
A tall pale minaret with two balconies and an open pavilion topped by a bulb rises over a dark city, beside a crescent moon.Mamluk MinaretNo. 2
A single carved stone dome with a zigzag pattern and a row of lit windows sits beneath a large full moon.Moon and DomeNo. 3
A single hanging lantern with amber, teal and pink glass glows inside a carved niche, throwing small stars of light across the wall.FanousNo. 4
A felucca with a pale lateen sail drifts on the Nile under a full moon, with palms and minarets along the far bank.FeluccaNo. 5

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