Gabra, Gawdat.

The history and religious heritage of old Cairo : its fortress, churches, synagogue, and mosque / Gawdat Gabra ... [et al.] ; edited by Carolyn Ludwig and Morris Jackson ; photographs by Sherif Sonbol. - Ludwig Publishing edition. - Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2013. - 334 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 31 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-329) and index.

Preface / Carolyn Ludwig -- Introduction / Gawdat Gabra -- Chronology of events -- Plan of old Cairo / Nicholas Warner -- The fortress of Babylon in old Cairo / Gawdat Gabra -- The Jewish heritage of old Cairo / Stefan C. Reif -- The Christian heritage of old Cairo / Gertrud J.M. van Loon -- The coptic Museum / Gawdat Gabra -- The Islamic heritage of old Cairo / Tarek Swelim.

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Architecture--Egypt--Cairo.
Religious architecture--Egypt--Cairo.
Church buildings--Egypt--Cairo.
Synagogues--Egypt--Cairo.
Mosques--Egypt--Cairo.
Christianity--Egypt--Cairo.
Judaism--Egypt--Cairo.
Islam--Egypt--Cairo.


Cairo (Egypt)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Cairo (Egypt)--Description and travel.
Cairo (Egypt)--Pictorial works.
Cairo (Egypt)--Religion.

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