. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. 15¥S Fig. 103:—Section of the tomb of Sultan Khodabendah, at Sultaneiah, balconies of latticed woodwork, which lent a pic-turesque aspect to the narrow streets and doubtlessset the fashion to parts of India and to modernTurkey; while the reception rooms, on the groundfloor, often boasted elaborate mural decorations, vari-ous as tulip beds agreeably confused, as well as the 266 THE MAHOMETAN OR SARACEX1C STYLE. divans, carpets, and hanging lamps common in Ori-ental homes. ■ . y V» ■*■,■ _ .. § A III I HRifl FlG. 1
. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. 15¥S Fig. 103:—Section of the tomb of Sultan Khodabendah, at Sultaneiah, balconies of latticed woodwork, which lent a pic-turesque aspect to the narrow streets and doubtlessset the fashion to parts of India and to modernTurkey; while the reception rooms, on the groundfloor, often boasted elaborate mural decorations, vari-ous as tulip beds agreeably confused, as well as the 266 THE MAHOMETAN OR SARACEX1C STYLE. divans, carpets, and hanging lamps common in Ori-ental homes. ■ . y V» ■*■,■ _ .. § A III I HRifl FlG. 104.—Mosque of Ebn Toulaun at Cairo. The oldest mosque in Cairo is that erected byAmrou in 642, and rebuilt by Abd-el-Malek and MOSQUES AT CAIRO. 267 Wallid with materials from the older temples. Amore impressive example in the same city is theMosque of Ebn Touloun (Fig. 104), 876, conspicuousfor the rugged grandeur and massive splendour char-acteristic of early work. The architect, according to Macrisi, was a Chris-tian, and refused to build the mosque of materialsplundered from desecrated churches—a fact whichhis rivals were quick to use as a weapon against was thrown into prison and grievously mal-treated, but finally released when it was found im-possible to dispense with his services, and his originaldesign was carried out. Other mosques of prominence are El Azhar (theSplendid), 989, those of Sultans Barkook and Hassan(built in the twelfth and fourteenth centuries respec-tively), Kaloun, and, above all, the little Mosque ofKaitbey (Plate XXIX), th
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