Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Volume 23Institut français d'archéologie orientale., 1924 |
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Page 99
... wall terminating at either end in towers of enormous diameter . In the centre of this wall is a gateway , called the ... curtain walls of irregular outline , almost unbroken by towers . Maqrîzî , who noticed this anomaly , expresses ...
... wall terminating at either end in towers of enormous diameter . In the centre of this wall is a gateway , called the ... curtain walls of irregular outline , almost unbroken by towers . Maqrîzî , who noticed this anomaly , expresses ...
Page 100
... curtain wall resting on a low cliff of rock ( Fig . 1 , and Plates XXI - XXII ) . This road , which was made by Muḥammad ' Aly , on an artificial ramp , passes under the Bab al - Gedîd , a great gateway with guard - rooms attached ...
... curtain wall resting on a low cliff of rock ( Fig . 1 , and Plates XXI - XXII ) . This road , which was made by Muḥammad ' Aly , on an artificial ramp , passes under the Bab al - Gedîd , a great gateway with guard - rooms attached ...
Page 101
... curtain wall , which has been reinforced with a very thick glacis , ends in a great tower ( H ) 20 metres square , of rusticated masonry like that already mentioned . A length ( 51 metres ) of smooth curtain wall ( I ) , broken by a ...
... curtain wall , which has been reinforced with a very thick glacis , ends in a great tower ( H ) 20 metres square , of rusticated masonry like that already mentioned . A length ( 51 metres ) of smooth curtain wall ( I ) , broken by a ...
Page 102
... curtain wall ( 0 ) 66 metres in length brings us to a half - round tower ( P ) of normal size , after which another length of 22 metres ends in a great tower ( Q ) , nearly circular , of rusticated masonry , which dominates the valley ...
... curtain wall ( 0 ) 66 metres in length brings us to a half - round tower ( P ) of normal size , after which another length of 22 metres ends in a great tower ( Q ) , nearly circular , of rusticated masonry , which dominates the valley ...
Page 103
... curtain wall to the east of it . Its lower half is slightly battered , but its upper part rises vertically and is capped by a boldly projecting cornice . The division between the battered and vertical faces is marked by a bold torus ...
... curtain wall to the east of it . Its lower half is slightly battered , but its upper part rises vertically and is capped by a boldly projecting cornice . The division between the battered and vertical faces is marked by a bold torus ...
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ad-Din al-'Âdil already appears arabe archway arrow-slit arrow-slits Arsinoé Bâb al-Mudarrag back barracks Bérénice Bubaste built Bulletin Burg al-Haddad Burg ar-Ramla Burg Kerkyalân Byblos Caire Cairo Canal des Pharaons CASANOVA chamber Citadel corner tower covered curtain wall door doorway east Egypt Égypte égyptien enclosure entrance Érythrée find first floor found gallery Gate gateway great tower half-round tower high Imhotep inner inscription interior l'Égypte l'isthme de Suez lac Timsah latter left length level little lower masonry Memphis mer Rouge metres Muḥammad Aly Muqaṭṭam narrow no doubt north northern enclosure Nûr once opening ouâdî outer Palace parapet passage Péluse Pharaons Plate provided Ptah ramparts recess right rooms round route runs rusticated Saladin same Sarapis says seen Sekhmet semi-circular shown side similar slabs small south staircase stone storey Strabon Syria texte three towers tunnel-vault upper uræus vaulted voussoirs west whole work XXIII Zarou