PARIS ALONG NILE (H) [Paperback]

Myntti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2000

Cairos vividly diverse neighborhoods and building styles reveal the citys cosmopolitan energy and reflect the myriad of economic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped it over the centuries. Paris along the Nile captures in 200 black-and-white photographs the architectural jewels of modern Cairo, combining architectural and street photography to produce a compelling portrait of the old and the new. Each photograph is accompanied by a caption that gives the neighborhood, street address, and, if known, the architect, date of construction, and the first owner of the building.

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About the Author

Cynthia Myntti, who lived along the Nile in Cairo for nearly a decade, is an anthropologist and scholar of the Arab world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: AUC Press; illustrated edition edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9774245105
• ISBN-13: 978-9774245107
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,595,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply lovely!, June 12, 2001

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John D. Gerhart - See all my reviews

This review is from: PARIS ALONG NILE (H) (Paperback)

The beautiful photographs of the belle epoque buildings of Cairo fairly jump off the pages at you. This lovely, understated book should be a guide for architecture and restoration students and buffs. This is a great gift book for the right people.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "...an unabashed visual love letter...", October 10, 1999

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Norbert Hirschhorn "bertzpoet" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PARIS ALONG NILE (H) (Paperback)

From the Egyptian Press: "[Myntti's] photographs...overflow with her love of Cairo, so the photos have become more beautiful than professional photos, because it was the heart that recorded not the fixed lens that cannot feel the pulse." (Hussam Abd Rabbu, Akhir Saat.) "The French architecture of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries makes up one of the most charming of Cairo's harlequin faces.... This era has left a strikingly beautiful imprint on the citscape. Myntti's zoom lens offers a graceful catalogue." (Francis Bickmore, Egypt's Insight.) "In its global significance and cosmopolitan sophistication, Cairo was not merely a copy of Paris, it was more than Paris. The book inivtes one to 'promenade' and also to protect these neglected treasures." (Bruno Ronfard, Al-Ahram Hebdo.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not only for architects, September 12, 2007

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This review is from: Paris Along the Nile: Architecture in Cairo from the Belle Epoque (Paperback)

I bought this book because I wanted to have a look at old Cairo, this part of the city that has been unspoiled by time and, unfortunately, neglected by men. I think the Egyptian Government should do something to restore and exploit these buildings for the sake of Cairo's beauty. The pictures are nice and the texts are mainly for those who have an architectural interest for Cairo's past. I am not an architect, though, and I enjoyed the book - perhaps because I love this city very much.