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A stepped lane climbs between painted walls with lamps and potted plants, under an arch towards a lit door and a minaret at the top.
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Old Cairo Nights

Medina Steps

No. 19 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA stepped lane climbs between painted walls with lamps and potted plants, under an arch towards a lit door and a minaret at the top.

What it meansOld medinas built on hills, from Cairo to Fez, are threaded with stepped lanes too steep and narrow for carts.

Where it worksAn inviting, upward-looking piece for a stairway or a hall.

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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
A projecting wooden balcony of turned lattice glows from within against a moonlit teal wall, with a cat sitting on its ledge.MashrabiyaNo. 6
A tall wooden minbar seen from the side: a straight stair rising between panels inlaid with ivory stars, a gate with a crested top at its foot and a small domed pavilion at the head, under windows of coloured glass and a hanging glass lamp.MinbarNo. 7

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