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English: This minaret, with its only remaining original element being the square base, communicates with the mosque by way of a passage. Its second story is cylindrical which is in tern surmounted by later Mumluk restorations in stone. The original minaret was built of brick. This is Cairo's only minaret with a spiraling external staircase and the overall structure is unique in Egypt.
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Author Andrew A. Shenouda from Cairo, Egypt

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This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 7 May 2010 by the administrator or reviewer Diaa abdelmoneim, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date.

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