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Bayt al-Sinnari is composed of two distinct sections: the ground-floor with all the reception areas on the western side. On the second floor the private apartments with a mashrabiyya of magnificent woodwork and a small hammam. [5] The house has an interior court centered by a marble fountain. [6]
An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...
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Modern self-built homes, and older rural houses near Ard El Liwa, Giza, with the Giza Pyramids in the background. Even though mathematically more housing than needed is produced in Egypt resulting in millions of vacant homes, [1] large portions of its residents live in inadequate housing that may lack secure tenure, safe drinking water and wastewater treatment, are crowded or are prone to ...
The Cairo Opera House, originally opened in 1869 under Khedive Isma'il and designed as an imitation of La Scala in Milan, [101] burned down in 1971. It was replaced by a new opera house and cultural complex begun in 1985 and opened in 1988, designed by a Japanese architectural firm. [84]
Cairene private house: They are traditional residential architecture in Cairo from late Mamluk era (1259–1517) and throughout the Ottoman era (1517–1805), where the idea of a private house was consistent. [citation needed] Rab’a: collective houses type for people with limited income or for traders and their families.
Historic house museums in Egypt (8 P) O. ... Pages in category "Houses in Egypt" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Drawing of Benin City made by an English officer in 1897. The rise of kingdoms in the West African coastal region produced architecture which drew on indigenous traditions, utilizing wood. Benin City, destroyed during the Benin Expedition of 1897, was a large complex of homes in coursed mud, with hipped roofs of shingles or palm leaves.