Architecture in Egypt

thumb |An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of [[Yazd, Iran]] thumb |Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, [[Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.]]

Egyptian architect (1900–1989)

town in Egypt

thumb|Measuring shaft of the nilometer on Roda Island, Cairo built in 861 AD on the orders of the Abbasid Caliph [[al-Mutawakkil]] A nilometer is a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and water level during the annual flood season in Egypt. There were three main types of nilometers, calibrated in Egyptian cubits: (1) a vertical column, (2) a corridor stairway of steps leading down to the Nile, and (3) a deep well with a culvert. If the water level was low, the fertility of the floodplain would suffer. If it was too high, the flooding would be destructive. There was a specific mark

cemetery in Egypt

thumb|300px|A mashrabiya in Tunisia

thumb|Reception hall of Azm Palace|Azem Palace in [[Damascus, Syria, using ablaq technique (18th century)]]Ablaq (; particolored; literally 'piebald') is an architectural technique involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. It is an Arabic term describing a technique associated with Islamic architecture in the Arab world. The technique is used primarily for decorative effect. It may have its origins in earlier Byzantine architecture in the region, where alternating layers of white stone and orange brick were used in construction. Its use began early in the history of Is

Egyptian architectural style (13th-16th centuries)

one of the Egyptian presidential palaces and residences

Egyptian National Military Museum

architecture of the Copts

type of vaulted structure

building style of the 10th to 12th centuries

overview about the Nubian architecture

Egyptian architecture