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He captured the minarets [of Cairo] from every angle in an impressive series of vertical panoramas.
CHRISTOPHE DUTOIT
JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892)
112. Kaire. 1843. Gâma el Hakem. Min[aret]
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JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892)
112. Kaire. 1843. Gâma el Hakem. Min[aret]
daguerreotype
titled, dated and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
9 7/16 x 3¾in. (24 x 9.5cm.)
112. Kaire. 1843. Gâma el Hakem. Min[aret]
daguerreotype
titled, dated and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
9 7/16 x 3¾in. (24 x 9.5cm.)
Further details
From the evidence of his pictures, one of Girault de Prangey's main concerns was to make a comparative study of Cairo's minarets, sometimes focusing on the detailed calligraphy, but initially, as here, picturing the minaret as a whole.
The Al-Hakim Mosque and its minarets are of particular significance, considered to be the second largest Fatimid mosque of Cairo, built between 990 and 1013 and reconstructed after an earthquake in 1303. Of the minaret seen here, the base is from the original building, but the top was replaced in the 14th century reconstruction. These are believed to be the oldest surviving minarets in Cairo.
The Al-Hakim Mosque and its minarets are of particular significance, considered to be the second largest Fatimid mosque of Cairo, built between 990 and 1013 and reconstructed after an earthquake in 1303. Of the minaret seen here, the base is from the original building, but the top was replaced in the 14