Stock Photo - Hypostyle chamber, by Fatimid craftsmen, from 972, 10th Century, Marble and sandstone. Egypt, Cairo, al-Azhar mosque. Detail. Sight of the hypostyle chamber of al-Azhar mosque, the oldest in Cairo, seat of a theology school (madrasa) considered the second oldest university in the Eastern world; single columns or couples, of various heights, shapes and materials, alternate in the large prayers hall in which one sees the seats for worshipers, all facing east, to the Mihrab in the background right.

Stock Photo: Hypostyle chamber, by Fatimid craftsmen, from 972, 10th Century, Marble and sandstone. Egypt, Cairo, al-Azhar mosque. Detail.

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