Zeyad El Sayad Dina S. Taha Alexandria (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: AlexandriaCondition: NewEAN: 9783869226170ISBN: 9783869226170Publisher: DOM PublishersFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/01/2021Item Height: 245mmItem Length: 135mmAuthor: Zeyad El Sayad, Dina S. TahaLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Architectural GuideDescription: Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria was for a long time the largest city in the ancient world. Flattened by a tsunami in 365 AD, it was little more than a fishing village when captured by Napoleon in 1798. The 19th century saw it become the centre of the Egyptian cotton trade, bringing prosperity and an influx of European merchants. Then came the bombardment by the English in 1882, which almost flattened the city a second time, and the revolution of 1952, which in effect condemned many of its residential buildings to slow but picturesque decay. The ebbs and flows of history and different cultures (especially Arabic, Muslim, Greek, Italian, English, and, not least, Jewish) have all left their marks on Alexandria’s architecture. There are classical ruins; Ottoman fortifications; Egyptian okelles (medieval merchants’ buildings); a colourful fishing port; mosques, shrines, churches, and synagogues; mansions and apartment buildings in the neo-Renaissance, art deco, and international styles; brutalist post-revolutionary institutions. And then are oddities such as the Cotton Palace Tower, a skyscraper intended for use as the headquarters of the country’s cotton industry but inexplicably abandoned before completion. This book, the first systematic guide to the architecture of Alexandria, is the work of many enthusiastic hands. The texts and photographs were produced by students and staff at the Architecture Faculty of Alexandria University.Country/Region of Manufacture: DEGenre: Architecture & AntiquesTopic: Travel & TransportRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Publication Name: Alexandria

Title: Alexandria

EAN: 9783869226170

ISBN: 9783869226170

Release Date: 01/01/2021

Release Year: 2021

Item Height: 245mm

Subtitle: Architectural Guide

Country/Region of Manufacture: DE

Book Title: Alexandria : Architectural Guide

Number of Pages: 336 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: DOM Publishers

Publication Year: 2021

Topic: Buildings / General, General, Regional, History / General

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Architecture

Author: Zeyad El Sayad, Dina S. Taha

Item Length: 9.7 in

Item Width: 5.3 in

Format: Trade Paperback