Britannica_Mosque_-_Sultan_Hasan_Cairo_plan.jpg

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English: Floor plan of Mosque of Sultan Hasan, Cairo.

Date

published 1883

Source

Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.), v. 16, 1883, p. 865. See also 11th ed., v. 18, 1911, p. 900.

Author

unknown draftsman

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This image comes from the 13 ^th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

Caption (11th ed.):

1,	2, Main entrance.
3,	Court open to sky.
4,	5, Fountains.
6,	6, North and south vaulted transepts (the dotted lines show the curve of the vault).
8,	9, Dikka.
10,	Sanctuary.
11,	Mimbar.
12,	Ḳibleh.
13,	Door to tomb.
14,	Domed tomb-chamber.
15,	Tomb within screen.
16,	Ḳibleh.
17,	17, Minarets.
18,	19, 20, Various entrances to mosque.
21,	Small rooms connected with service of the mosque.
22,	Sultan's private entrance.

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