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Aga Khan Trust revives the Middle Ages
November 1, 2007 by bipin.
Aga Khan Trust revives the Middle Ages
The Khayrbek and Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban monumental complexes, two of the finest examples of Islamic mediaeval architecture in the Darb Al-Ahmar district of Cairo, have been restored. Nevine El-Aref was at the opening ceremony
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| The mosque in Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban monument after restoration |
Traffic was barred from Bab Al-Wazir Street in the Darb Al-Ahmar district last Friday night as journalists and TV crews joined government officials at the Khayrbek complex to await the arrival of Prince Karim Aga Khan and Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who would announce the inauguration of the Khayrbek and Umm Al-Sultan Shaaban complexes after five years of restoration.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/869/eg3.htm
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