El-Sebil, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes

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El-Sebil, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. The Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda, built in 1744. Abdel Katkhuda was a wealthy patron of architecture. The building housed a fountain and an elementary school where young children would learn the Koran. Published in Promenades à travers Le Caire, Illustrated by Louis Cabanes, 1928.

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Location: World,Africa,Egypt,Cairo,Cairo
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