El-Amry Minaret, Esna, Egypt
Emari Minaret, or El-Amry Minaret, built 1082, the original minaret of the El-Amry Mosque (now destroyed), founded 1081-84 by Badr El Deen Gamaly in the Fatimid era, in Esna, Luxor, Egypt. The minaret has a square base, cylindrical tower, concave octagonal drum with wooden balcony and domed lantern. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14073225
Media ID
45842904
Size
5371px x 8268px
(10.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
