tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post894212780502733677..comments2023-10-04T15:37:27.428+02:00Comments on Cairo/Giza Daily Photo: Medieval Air ConditioningMaryanne Stroud Gabbanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858132776788616956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-79487949029354636292010-08-01T08:22:25.403+02:002010-08-01T08:22:25.403+02:00I have discovered your fascinating blog only recen...I have discovered your fascinating blog only recently, so will be going through the older comments and photos to catch up. I'd really love to see this museum. Thanks!Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350579051520505525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-51436333105284320842007-08-13T12:59:00.000+02:002007-08-13T12:59:00.000+02:00That's interesting. I never knew a mashrabeya was ...That's interesting. I never knew a mashrabeya was there for cooling air too. Perhaps I should think of having one in my new apartment. It would look so out of date, but who cares, as long as it would cool air naturally.<BR/><BR/>Now I understand why most Egyptian houses have a sheesh (window made of horizontal straps of wood) behind their glass windows. It suits Egypt's weather best. It's a pitty that now new flats in higher class locations in Egypt use different types of windows.Ashraf Al Shafakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813620764143070326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-88602366278220555472007-03-01T19:30:00.000+02:002007-03-01T19:30:00.000+02:00This is my first visit on your cityblog. I love it...This is my first visit on your cityblog. I love it.<BR/>What a nice and ingenious air-conditioning! I wish we could follow more often the example of our ancestors who had a great sense of aesthetic!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208894758323647551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-39912845325315177842007-02-25T22:09:00.000+02:002007-02-25T22:09:00.000+02:00Nice fotoblog ! its fun to see pictures from other...Nice fotoblog ! its fun to see pictures from other parts of the world.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705542916795131986noreply@blogger.com