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the lead up to the outside of the azhar mosque in Cairo.
Over the course of its over a millennium-long history, this mosque has been alternately neglected and highly regarded. Because it was founded as an Ismāʿīli institution, Saladin and the Sunni Ayyubid dynasty that he founded shunned al-Azhar, removing its status as a congregational mosque and denying stipends to students and teachers at its school. These moves were reversed under the Mamluk Sultanate, under whose rule numerous expansions and renovations took place. Later rulers of Egypt showed differing degrees of deference to the mosque and provided widely varying levels of financial assistance, both to the school and to the upkeep of the mosque. Today, al-Azhar remains a deeply influential institution in Egyptian society and a symbol of Islamic Egypt.
Over the course of its over a millennium-long history, this mosque has been alternately neglected and highly regarded. Because it was founded as an Ismāʿīli institution, Saladin and the Sunni Ayyubid dynasty that he founded shunned al-Azhar, removing its status as a congregational mosque and denying stipends to students and teachers at its school. These moves were reversed under the Mamluk Sultanate, under whose rule numerous expansions and renovations took place. Later rulers of Egypt showed differing degrees of deference to the mosque and provided widely varying levels of financial assistance, both to the school and to the upkeep of the mosque. Today, al-Azhar remains a deeply influential institution in Egyptian society and a symbol of Islamic Egypt.
Image size
683x1024px 530.54 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed
1/15 second
Aperture
F/4.5
Focal Length
22 mm
ISO Speed
640
Date Taken
Dec 29, 2010, 9:05:32 PM
Sensor Size
3mm
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I really like the content of this photo and its composition. The shape and lighting of the towers against the sky is beautiful. Also, the colors are nice but I think you probably achieved them in post-production? If not, it may just be unfortunate light pollution from the city beyond. Because even though I love that shade of blue and the gold of the towers, I sort of feel like this image has lost a lot of depth both in the background and in the market. The sky in particular looks very flat, almost more like a vertical blue wall than the sky. Night scenes are hard to pull detail out of, I know, but while I do like this shot, something just seems off with the depth perception.