RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN THE FATIMID ERA, ANALYTICAL STUDY

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  • Mahmoud Ahmed Darwish

Abstract

The Fatimids built a large number of palaces in Cairo, including the Great Eastern Palace, which was set up by Commander Jawhar, including: the Western Small Palace, and Al-Fustat. Excavations conducted by Ali Bahjat and Albert Gabriel revealed many buildings, including a number of archaeological houses. Sixteen houses and excavations continued after that to reveal other houses through excavations.

This research deals with an analytical study of the architectural heritage of the Fatimid palaces and houses in Cairo and Fustat, through two axes. The elements of the Islamic house, which include the inner courtyard, the penthouse with a triple facade, and the division, the tripartite layout of the other wings of the house, the shed and the triple units behind it, the recessed and direct entrances to the foyer houses, the general features of the houses, and the elements and materials of construction.

Keywords: the Fatimids, Cairo, the eastern great palace, the western small palace, Al-Dardear hall, al-Fustat.

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2021-09-30

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Mahmoud Ahmed Darwish. (2021). RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN THE FATIMID ERA, ANALYTICAL STUDY. International Journal of Cultural Inheritance & Social Sciences ISSN: 2632-7597, 3(6), 98–129. Retrieved from https://ijciss.com/index.php/j1/article/view/41

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