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082	0	4	_a720.96216 _bDOB _222
100	1		_aDobrowolska, Agnieszka,‏ _d1905-1979, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aHeliopolis : _brebirth of the city of the sun / _cAgnieszka Dobrowolska, Jarosław Dobrowolski.
264			_aCairo ; _aNew York : _bThe American University in Cairo Press, _c[2006]
264		4	_cc2006
300			_a192 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), maps, color portraits ; _c28 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"When in the early years of the twentieth century the Belgian businessman Edouard Empain began to turn his dream of building an entirely new satellite city in the desert outside Cairo into a reality, he followed the then novel urban-planning concept of the "garden city." But in naming his creation, he turned back to one of the most ancient sites in Egypt, the solar temple of Heliopolis, the biblical On, and in its architecture he sought inspiration in the heritage of Cairo's Islamic tradition. When the city was completed, a half-hour tram ride through the desert was needed to reach it. Today, Heliopolis has been enveloped within the huge and ever-growing metropolis of Cairo. However, despite rapid development, overpopulation, and increasing traffic, Heliopolis has retained much of its original character and charm, and the captivating atmosphere of Egypt's Belle Epoque is still tangible. Its houses, mosques, and churches, designed to imitate various styles of the past, have become historic buildings in their own right. This fully illustrated book introduces the reader to the history and development of Heliopolis through its architecture and its inhabitants past and present, with color photographs, archival black-and-white photographs, and original architectural design drawings published here for the first time."--Jacket.
650		7	_aArchitecture _zEgypt _zCairo _y20th century. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aArchitecture _zEgypt _zCairo _y20th century _vPictorial works. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aHeliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) _xBuildings, structures, etc. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aHeliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) _xBuildings, structures, etc. _vPictorial works. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aHeliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) _xHistory. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aHeliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) _xHistory _vPictorial works. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aHeliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) _xSocial life and customs. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aHeliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) _xSocial life and customs _vPictorial works. _2BUEsh
653			_bGGEN _bCOMAME _bENGARC _cFebruary2019
655			_vReading book
700	1		_aDobrowolski, Jarosław, _eauthor.
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