K.A.C. Creswell Photographs of Islamic Architecture 5705 items

1. "How are the mighty fallen," The broken Obelist of Karnak, Upper Egypt.

Description:: Architectural Detail: obelisks (monumental pillars)
Tip of the obelisk of the Temple of Karnak

2. 2 men holding banners

Description:: Phototgraphers' description: photos and video of Jan 29-Feb 11, 2011, Protests (downtown) & celebration in Maadi. Text in image: مطلوب القبض على السفاح مبارك وعصابته, BOLLOCKS TO YOU MUBARAK WE Hate You. Translation of Text in image: Demanding the arrest of Mubārak the assasin and his gang.
Associated Person: Mubārak, Muḥammad Ḥusnī, 1928-

3. 7000 years of history and still going' banner

Description:: Photographer's description: over 1100 photos in Tahrir Square; Feb. 14, 2011 to March 18, 2011. Text in image: 7000 years of history and still going.

4. A Baby of the Desert Egypt.

Description:: Camel calf with mother, the Giza Necropolis is visible in the background.

5. A Bedouin Village, on the Libyan Desert, Africa.

Description:: Bedouins, with the Giza Necropolis visible in the background.

6. A Bishareen Home upon the Arabian Desert, Africa.

Description:: Bishareen home

7. A Characteristic Scene by the Dom Palm, Southern Egypt.

Description:: Children with cows and water jugs

8. A Fleet of Arab Boats upon the Nile, Egypt

Description:: Fellucas on the Nile

9. A Howling Dervish, Cairo, Egypt.

Description:: An old Dervish

10. A Royal Equipage before the Khedivial Palace of Gizireh, Cairo, Egypt.

Description:: Royal carriage

11. A Shepherd and his flock on the Nile border

12. A Ship of the Desert passing the Tombs of the Khalifs, Cairo, Egypt.

Description:: Architectural Detail: minarets
Women in a camel coach; the Sultan Faraj ibn Barqūq funerary complex at the Northern Cemetery is visible in the background.
Associated Person: Barqūq, Sultan of Egypt, 1340 or 41-1399