old cairo, cairo, egypt, 1990
"built inside the citadel, the former headquarters of egypt's rulers, the turkish-style [muhammad ali] mosque honors the early 19th-century leader credited with bringing the nation and cairo out of a medieval past—and into vexing modern times."
text from "cairo: clamorous heart of egypt," april 1993, national geographic magazine
photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "ibn battuta: prince of travelers," december 1991, national geographic magazine
摄影者:james l. stanfield
昔日开罗,开罗,埃及,1990
以前的埃及统治者在堡垒内修建了这座土耳其风格的清真寺,它将开罗以及整个国家从中古时期带入了纷扰的现代,这也为19世纪早期的国家领导人带来了荣耀。