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Image title: Bab El-Footoh
Source: Ebers, Prof. G.: “Pictureseque Egypt Vol I” (1878)
Place shown: Cairo, Egypt
Keywords: gates, towers, fortification, greyscale
Status: out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested
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The modern spelling of this Egyptian fortification is Bab El-Fotouh. You can also find Bab al Futuh or Bab el Fatuh. It is the West Gate of the city of Cairo in Egypt; the name means ‘Gate of Conquests’ and it, along with the East Gate, was built in the late 11th century (1087 – 1092) by Badr El Gamali (Badr al Jamali).

The picture is signed C. Werner f. 1878, and, R. Brendamour X. A.

Filename: 232-Bab-El-Footoh-q75-407x500.jpg
Stock image: Buy from: alamy.com
Artist: C. Werner
Artist: R. Brendamour
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