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A single carved stone dome with a zigzag pattern and a row of lit windows sits beneath a large full moon.
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Old Cairo Nights

Moon and Dome

No. 3 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA single carved stone dome with a zigzag pattern and a row of lit windows sits beneath a large full moon.

What it meansMamluk builders carved the stone domes over their tombs with ribs, zigzags and star patterns, a skill that peaked in fifteenth-century Cairo.

Where it worksA quiet, minimal piece for a bedroom or a calm corner.

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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
A two-storey public fountain building with grilled windows of ablaq stone below and an open wooden loggia above, lit by lanterns at night.SabilNo. 8
A vaulted market street recedes into the distance, lined with lit stalls hung with lengths of coloured cloth and folded bolts on low counters, with lanterns down the centre.Cloth MarketNo. 9
A tall reception hall with a central arch, a glowing wooden screen, a hanging lantern and an octagonal marble fountain set into the floor.The Qa'aNo. 10
An open café doorway glows orange from within, with a tiled counter, lamps and a mirror, a pair of chairs and a table of tea glasses outside, a carved wooden window above and a cat by the step.Café DoorNo. 11

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