Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Volume 23Institut français d'archéologie orientale., 1924 |
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Page 99
... semi - circular , the southern consists almost entirely of curtain walls of irregular outline , almost unbroken by towers . Maqrîzî , who noticed this anomaly , expresses himself thus : « This is the con- figuration of the Citadel : it ...
... semi - circular , the southern consists almost entirely of curtain walls of irregular outline , almost unbroken by towers . Maqrîzî , who noticed this anomaly , expresses himself thus : « This is the con- figuration of the Citadel : it ...
Page 100
... semi - circular tower ( A ) and a length of 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 ...
... semi - circular tower ( A ) and a length of 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 ...
Page 106
... semi - circular recesses to give adequate freedom of movement . Each arrow - slit is covered by a tapering vault like half a cone laid on its side . In this respect they resemble those of Burg Kerkyalân . Peculiar , and , one would ...
... semi - circular recesses to give adequate freedom of movement . Each arrow - slit is covered by a tapering vault like half a cone laid on its side . In this respect they resemble those of Burg Kerkyalân . Peculiar , and , one would ...
Page 130
... semi - circular archway ( Plate XXV , в ) – the inner exit of the Bâb al - Mudarrag— which we shall leave for a later examination , and pass through - the doorway E ( Plate XXV , в to right - * ( 130 )
... semi - circular archway ( Plate XXV , в ) – the inner exit of the Bâb al - Mudarrag— which we shall leave for a later examination , and pass through - the doorway E ( Plate XXV , в to right - * ( 130 )
Page 133
... semi - circular in section . On the right side were three door- ways which led into what turned out to be the lower storey of the tower , in plan almost a replica of the upper one , except that the passages connecting the arms of the ...
... semi - circular in section . On the right side were three door- ways which led into what turned out to be the lower storey of the tower , in plan almost a replica of the upper one , except that the passages connecting the arms of the ...
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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