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Description
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The Mosque of Ibn Tulun was commissioned by the Abbasid governor of Egypt, Ahmad Ibn Tulun, and designed by architect Saiid Ibn Kateb Al-Farghany. Built in 876, it is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt. The postcards show a person standing in an archway, looking outwards towards a dome and minaret.
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Creator
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Lehnert and Landrock
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Subject
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Islam
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Egypt
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Spatial Coverage
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Cairo
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Egypt
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Identifier
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MS 215 Add. 1
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Format
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Postcard
- Resource class
- Still Image
