journal from a round-the-world art adventure
Egypt
There are [0] photos and [3] stories about Egypt
Saturday, 21 Mar 2009 | Views [202]
The Blue Mosque is named for the tiles, imported from
Istanbul during the days of Ottoman rule, that decorate its interior walls.
Every surface is covered with flowers and floral motifs and the simple but
elegant exterior contrasts markedly ... Read more >
Saturday, 14 Mar 2009 | Views [165] | Comments [1]
At the south-eastern edge of the Giza plateau, not exactly
in the shadow of the pyramids but certainly close enough for the sky to be
dominated by their impossibly massive forms, are the remains of the city that
once housed the 60,000 odd workers ... Read more >
Saturday, 7 Mar 2009 | Views [197] | Comments [1]
Old, or rather historic, or rather Fatimid, or rather
Islamic Cairo has changed its name almost as often as rulers have come and gone
over the centuries. The most recent of the names [old and historic] are
designed to reduce the emphasis on precisely ... Read more >
