Philip Jodidio - Established to commemorate the foundation of Cairo by the Fatimid Caliphs in AD 969 AD (AH 358), the design of the Al-Azhar Park was extended into a number of urban rehabilitation initiatives and restoration of key monuments, providing training and jobs to thousands of Egyptians during more than two decades.<div><hr></div><div>Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture</div>

Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Preface

Type
book section
Year
2018
Established to commemorate the foundation of Cairo by the Fatimid Caliphs in AD 969 AD (AH 358), the design of the Al-Azhar Park was extended into a number of urban rehabilitation initiatives and restoration of key monuments, providing training and jobs to thousands of Egyptians during more than two decades.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Citation

His Highness the Aga Khan. "Preface". In Cairo Renewing the Historic City, edited by Philip Jodidio, 7–9. Munich: Prestel, 2018.

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Authorities

Copyright

Prestel and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Country

Egypt

Language

English

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