Paris Along the Nile
Cynthia Myntti
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Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMG; AMX; HBJH; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 544.
Cairo, 'Mother of the World': its vividly diverse neighborhoods and building styles reveal its cosmopolitan energy and reflect the myriad of economic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped the city over the centuries. So impressed was Khedive Ismail after a visit to Haussman's 'new' Paris in 1867 that he decided to build a modern city along the same architectural lines and aesthetics, and brought European architects to Cairo to initiate Egypt's most dynamic building period since medieval times. The stunning buildings of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Cairo remain, but they are neglected, threatened by pollution, and are being pulled down ... Read more
Cairo, 'Mother of the World': its vividly diverse neighborhoods and building styles reveal its cosmopolitan energy and reflect the myriad of economic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped the city over the centuries. So impressed was Khedive Ismail after a visit to Haussman's 'new' Paris in 1867 that he decided to build a modern city along the same architectural lines and aesthetics, and brought European architects to Cairo to initiate Egypt's most dynamic building period since medieval times. The stunning buildings of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Cairo remain, but they are neglected, threatened by pollution, and are being pulled down ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166532
SKU
V9789774166532
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99-15
About Cynthia Myntti
Cynthia Myntti, who lived and worked in Cairo in the 1980s, is an anthropologist and architect. She directs the Neighborhood Initiative at the American University of Beirut, in Lebanon.
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