Louis Cabanes Collection

The House of the Qadi (beit el-qadi), Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The House of the Qadi (beit el-qadi), Cairo, Egypt, 1928. A Qadi is an Islamic judge. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, Illustrated by Louis Cabanes, 1928

Bab El Fetouh, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Bab El Fetouh, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. One of the fortified gates to the old city of Cairo, Bab El Fetouh was built in 1087. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Perfume Merchant, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Perfume Merchant, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Interior of the al-Mu ayyad Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Interior of the al-Mu ayyad Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. View inside the mosque built by Sultan al-Muayyad between 1415 and 1422. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

The Mosque of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The Mosque of Al-Azhar, 1928. The Al-Azhar Mosque was built between 969 and 972 by the Fatimid Caliph Muezz Li-Din Allah. It is connected to the famous Al-Azhar University

Souks, Cairo, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Souks, Cairo, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

The Mosque of Sultan al-Ghuri, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The Mosque of Sultan al-Ghuri, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Interior view of the mosque built in the early 16th century by Qansuh al-Ghuri, the penultimate Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Entrance to the Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Entrance to the Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. The mosque was built by the Viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, between 1830 and 1848. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Carrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Carrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928.Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

The Citadel at sunrise, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The Citadel at sunrise, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Cairos citadel was begun by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) in the 12th century but the fortifications were repeatedly added to

Entrance to the city, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Entrance to the city, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Mosque of Muhammad Ali under moonlight, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Mosque of Muhammad Ali under moonlight, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. View showing the citadel and the Mosque built by Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, between 1830 and 1848

Interior of the Sultan Kalaoun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Interior of the Sultan Qala un Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. View inside the mosque built by Sultan el-Mansur Qala-un in the late 13th century. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

The Blue Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The Blue Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Cairos Aqsunqur or Blue Mosque was built in the 14th century. It gets its name from the blue and turquoise floral tiles used to decorate the interior east wall

Old street in sunlight, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Old street in sunlight, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Entrance to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Entrance to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, 1928. Entrance of the mosque built by the Mamluks in the 14th century. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Tomb in a Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Tomb in a Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Copper merchant, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Copper merchant, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Al-Rifai Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Al-Rifai Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Built by the Khedives of Egypt, the Royal Mosque of Al Rifai was commissioned in 1869 but not completed until 1912

El-Sebil, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
El-Sebil, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. The Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda, built in 1744. Abdel Katkhuda was a wealthy patron of architecture

Reading the Koran in a Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Reading the Koran in a Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

In the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
In the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Interior of the mosque built by the Mamluks in the 14th century. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Ibrahim Agha Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Ibrahim Agha Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

The Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

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