Cairo contains the greatest concentration of Islamic monuments in the world‎,‎ and its mosques‎,‎ mausolea‎,‎ religious schools‎,‎ baths‎,‎ and caravanserais‎,‎ built by prominent patrons between the seventh and nineteenth centuries‎,‎ are among the finest in existence‎.‎ Jim Antoniou takes his readers on a guided walk through the very heart of historic Cairo‎,‎ among many of its greatest architectural treasures‎.‎ Illustrated throughout with the author‎'‎s own detailed maps and plans and lively sketches‎,‎ the walk begins at the monumental gates in the north walls of the Fatimid city‎,‎ follows the ancient thoroughfare of al‎-Mu‎'‎izz li‎-Din Allah south past Khan al Khalili and al‎-Ghuriya to the Street of the Tentmakers‎,‎ turns left along the famous Darb al‎-Ahmar of the Arabian Nights‎,‎ and ends at the magnificent mosque of Sultan Hasan at the foot of the Citadel‎.‎ Over ninety historic buildings along the way are identified and described‎,‎ many of them open to visitors‎.‎