Tuesday 26 February 2019

Travel Tuesday: Khan el-Khalili Souk in Cairo


Whenever I'm in Cairo, I like to visit Khan el-Khalili, the marketplace in the old medieval part of town. It was founded in the late 14th century and got a major remodel under the Mamluk Sultan al-Ghuri (reigned 1501-1516). While at street level a lot of the shops are stuffed with tourist trinkets and day to day wares, if you look up you'll be rewarded with some fine examples of Islamic architecture.

Bab al-Badistan, built 1511.
Meshribiyya, screened windows that allow women to look out without being seen by the people outside.
There are so many mosques in the area I 'm not sure which one this is.

2 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Beautiful place. The lamps are really cool. Do yo own one yourself?

Sean McLachlan said...

I have a slightly style lamp from Morocco hanging in my dining room.

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