Introduction: The Architecture and Decoration of the Houses of Upper Egypt

Abdel-Gawad, Ahmed

doi:10.5743/cairo/9789774164873.003.0001

Veiling Architecture: Decoration of Domestic Buildings in Upper Egypt 1672-1950

Ahmed Abdel-Gawad

https://doi.org/10.5743/cairo/9789774164873.001.0001

Published online:

20 September 2012

Published in print:

09 June 2012

Online ISBN:

9781617971099

Print ISBN:

9789774164873

- Copyright Page
  - Notes
  - Notes
- Acknowledgments
  - Notes
  - Notes
- Preface
  - Notes
  - Notes
- Houses of the Nile Valley Towns from the Late Nineteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century Houses of the Nile Valley Towns from the Late Nineteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century
- The Neo-Islamic-Style Houses in Upper Egyptian Towns The Neo-Islamic-Style Houses in Upper Egyptian Towns
- The Role Played by Fiqh in Architecture and the Rules of Decoration The Role Played by Fiqh in Architecture and the Rules of Decoration
- The Modified Mashrabiya in the Houses of Upper Egyptian Towns The Modified Mashrabiya in the Houses of Upper Egyptian Towns
- Open Mashrabiya Open Mashrabiya
  - Open Mashrabiya with Columns in Qena Open Mashrabiya with Columns in Qena
  - Upper Narrow-opening Mashrabiya in Minya Upper Narrow-opening Mashrabiya in Minya
- The Emergence of Eclectic-style Houses in Upper Egyptian Towns The Emergence of Eclectic-style Houses in Upper Egyptian Towns
- Wooden-Screen Technique Wooden-Screen Technique
- Wooden Screen Ornamentation Wooden Screen Ornamentation
  - Lower-part Ornamentation Lower-part Ornamentation
  - Upper-part Ornamentation Upper-part Ornamentation
- Upper Egyptian Arabesque Upper Egyptian Arabesque
- Screening of Usual Balconies Screening of Usual Balconies
- The Shape and Decoration of the Upper Egyptian House's Roofline The Shape and Decoration of the Upper Egyptian House's Roofline
- The Influence of Fiqh and the Emergence of Two Doorways in the Houses of Upper Egypt The Influence of Fiqh and the Emergence of Two Doorways in the Houses of Upper Egypt
- The Shape and Decoration of Upper Egyptian Doorways The Shape and Decoration of Upper Egyptian Doorways
  - Rumi-style Doorways Rumi-style Doorways
  - Local-style Doorways Local-style Doorways
- The Structure and Decoration of the Doorways of the Doorways of al-Qasr Oasis Houses The Structure and Decoration of the Doorways of the Doorways of al-Qasr Oasis Houses
- The Older-style Doorways in Upper Egyptian Towns The Older-style Doorways in Upper Egyptian Towns
- Conclusion Conclusion
- Notes Notes
  - Notes
- Notes
- Notes
- The Plates
  - Notes
  - Notes
- Appendices of Decorative Elements
  - Notes
  - Notes
- Glossary
  - Notes
  - Notes

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Two main architectural trends have had a great impact on the Egyptian architectural tradition since the nineteenth century. The first trend is the Rumi style, adopted during the period of Muhammad 'Ali Pasha (1805–49). The second is the European style, adopted during the period of Khedive Ismail (1863–79).

During the last two decades of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, the residential architecture of the middle and upper classes in towns in the southern part of the Nile Valley was greatly influenced by these two waves of imported architecture. Nonetheless there were huge differences between large and small towns as to whether they completely imitated a style or created their own eclectic styles. Generally speaking, the large capitals of governorates, such as Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, Sohag, and Qena, had greater capabilities than small towns like Dayrut, Tima, Tahta, or Girga in terms of architects, builders, craftsmen, as well as clients, to follow a particular style of architecture. Thus, large towns have good examples of imitations of the prototypes of architectural styles, such as the Rumi style. Nevertheless, small towns also have a few examples. There is a good imitation of an Art Nouveau villa, belonging to Fakhry Abdel Nour's famous family, built in 1910, in Girga (Qena Governorate). Mallawi (Minya Governorate) also has a good imitation of a neo-Renaissance-style palace, built in ah 1325/1907 ce,¹ and belonging to Hayat al-Nufus, wife of Amin Tuni Bey, the mayor of Mallawi.

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