Pendentive of dome over mihrab in the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din (Habbaniyya), Cairo
1918
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1918
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This photo shows the curved dome over a mihrab in a Cairo mosque. K.A.C. Creswell took it between 1916 and 1921. The shot is part of a huge set he sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum later. Creswell spent years studying old Islamic buildings. His books are still used today by people who study old architecture. Next look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
