Cairo - old house and Masharabieh; Mashrabiya, Shanashil (Arabic: مشربية or شناشيل) is the Arabic term given to a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with carved wood latticework located on the second storey of a building or higher, often lined with stained glass. The mashrabiy (sometimes shanshool or rushan) is an element of traditional Arabic architecture used since the middle ages up to the mid twentieth century. It is mostly used on the street side of the building; however, it may also be used internally on sahn
Cairo - old house and Masharabieh
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Keywords: 1865, architecture, cairo, egypt, masharabieh, oriel, photographic, window
