Islamic Monuments in Cairo: A Practical Guide [Paperback]

Steven W. Parker (Author), Robin Sabin (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr; 3 Sub edition (March 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9774240367
• ISBN-13: 978-9774240362
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,852,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly indispensable, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Islamic Monuments in Cairo: A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

Cairo is one of the great cities in the world, and a walk through its Islamic areas transports you back hundreds, even thousands of years. This guide has been my bible as I've walked and walked and walked on many visits over the years. It illuminates what you see. Almost every block has something of interest, and it is invariably described lucidly in this guidebook.

Enough said -- if you want to walk through Islamic Cairo, you need this book. And if you don't want to walk, the book will make you want to!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful buildings, beautiful book, March 23, 2000

By 

Eric Timewell (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Islamic Monuments in Cairo: A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

This book is perfectly calculated to be read in the street on a hot day, holding the place lightly with a finger as one walks from one superb building to the next. Effortless learning and prose shine on them like a torch. The book has the humility to accept historical Islam on its own terms, uniquely explaining the Arabic texts written on walls already saturated with religious and political meaning. Is there any other guide quite like it and quite as good?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible for the Cairo-bound traveller!, November 2, 1998

By 

Smokey Ardisson ([e-mail]) (Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Islamic Monuments in Cairo: A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

Caroline Williams and her predecessors have put together a marvelous guide to most of the Islamic monuments, large and small, in Cairo. The book is divided by sections of the city and Williams suggests several "tours" visitors can give themeselves. I found it a valuable "tour guide" when I was exploring the city and an important reference when cataloging my slides after returning home. With detailed information about the history and finer architectural points of some two hundred monuments, as well as tips for getting around Cairo, this book (or its paperback version, ISBN 977-424-316-2) is a must-have for every Cairo-bound traveller!