Title & Author:

Heliopolis / edited by Anne van Loo and Marie-Cécile Bruwier ; forewords by Suzanne Mubarak, Steven Vanackere, Zahi Hawass ; with contributions by André Azzam [and others].

Publication:

Brussels : Fonds Mercator, ©2010.

Description:

229 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
An English edition exists under the title Heliopolis.
Includes bibliographical references pages (226-227) and index.
In English; with Arabic translations of the forewords and general introduction.
Dust jacket.
Text in French; with Arabic translations of the forewords and general introduction.

Summary:

"Depuis la nuit des temps, Héliopolis évoque une ville mystérieuse de l'Égypte ancienne qui, en Orient comme en Occident, nourrit l'imaginaire collectif. Cette cité d'au moins 4.500 ans, située à la pointe du Delta du Nil, n'est pas seulement le fruit d'un rêve. Lieu de séjour pour les voyageurs de l'Antiquité, lieu de pèlerinage depuis le Moyen-Âge et berceau d'une ville nouvelle créée de toute pièce à l'aube du XXe siècle par le capitaine d'industrie Édouard Empain, Héliopolis fait désormais partie du Caire. Elle tire son originalité et son dynamisme actuels du dialogue entre les cultures dont elle est l'expression et qui la distingue, aujourdhui encore, comme un des lieux les plus remarquables de cette métropole."--Publisher description.
"From time immemorial, the ancient and mysterious Egyptian city of Heliopolis has fuelled the collective imagination of both East and West. But this 4,500-year-old city, located at the head of the Nile Delta, is more than just the stuff of dreams. Port of call for travellers in Antiquity, place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages, and cradle of a complete new town founded at the beginning of the 20th century by captain of industry Édouard Empain, Heliopolis is now part of Cairo. Its present-day originality and dynamism derive from the dialogue between cultures of which it is an expression, making it one of the most remarkable districts of this great metropolis."--Publisher description.

ISBN:

9789061539315
9061539315

Subject:

City planning Egypt Cairo History 20th century.
Architecture Egypt Cairo 20th century.
City planning History Egypt 20th century.
Architecture Egypt 20th century.
Architecture.
Buildings.
City planning.
Heliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) History.
Heliopolis (Egypt : Extinct city) History.
Cairo (Egypt) Buildings, structures, etc.
Héliopolis (Égypte : Ville ancienne) Histoire.
Egypt Cairo.
Egypt Heliopolis (Extinct city)
Kairo-Heliopolis
Heliopolis (Cairo, Egypt) Buildings, structures, etc.
Heliopolis (Egypt : Extinct city)
Maṭarīyah (Cairo, Egypt) History.
Cairo (Egypt) History.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Loo, Anne van.
Bruwier, Marie-Cécile.
Azzam, André.
Moubarak, Suzanne
Vanackere, Steven
Hawass, Zahi A.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 270359
Call No.: BIB 203078
Status: Available