ARTH 328 - Cairo:Islamic Arch & The City

Credits: 4

Cairo has served as a cosmopolitan hub of the Arab world, the African continent, and the Eastern Mediterranean for centuries. This course explores the built environment and the everchanging urban shape of the historic city from the mid-7th C, when the first Muslim settlement was established. With a focus on important monuments, the course will examine the built environment of the urban area that was cultivated during the medieval and early modern eras, as it has been expanded and transformed continuously to the present time. Fulfills AUS and pre-1800 requirement for Art History major. Prerequisite: Any 100- or 200-level course in Art History or permission of instructor.