The hammam was built in the 18th c. and surveyed by Pascal Coste around 1839. It is a typical Cairene hammam, which, like most hammams, was modeled on the Roman bath. A distinctive feature is the first hall or maslakh (disrobing room), which emulates a residential reception hall.
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Architecture arabe; ou, Monuments du Kaire, mesurés et dessinés, de 1818 à 1826, par Pascal Coste n.p.: Paris, Typ. de Firmin Didot frères et compagnie, 1839.
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