• Interior of the Great Mosque of Mahdiya (originally built in early 10th century; mostly reconstructed in the 20th century). Aqmar Mosque, Cairo (early 12th century).
  • Immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring world of Fatimid architecture. Discover the intricate details and rich history of this captivating architectural style that will leave...
  • At the time of the viziers, new elements were appearing in Fatimid architecture – memorial monuments and tombs, funerary mosques, mausoleums.
  • Fatimid architecture is characterized by its unique unity of interior and exterior as well as its bright and elegant color scheme.
  • The fatimid architecture in cairo. The purpose of this book is to give the reader a fairly comprehensive picture of Fatimid architecture in Egypt.
  • In March she published her book "Building the Caliphate: Construction, Destruction,& Sectarian Identity in Early Fatimid Architecture" (Yale, 2020) (1/5).
  • While built by the Norman rulers, the architecture has strong Arabic influences. The builders may have been Fatimid architects.
  • Fatimid Caliphate architecture. Print Friendly, PDF & Email. Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo (Egypt, 900s AD).
  • Professor Bernard O’Kane’s lecture on “The Fatimid Architecture of Egypt” at the Aga Khan Museum on 21 February 2017.